diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckan2zenodopublisher/server/CkanToZenodoPublisherServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckan2zenodopublisher/server/CkanToZenodoPublisherServiceImpl.java
index 6d01d89..0300871 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckan2zenodopublisher/server/CkanToZenodoPublisherServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckan2zenodopublisher/server/CkanToZenodoPublisherServiceImpl.java
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ public class CkanToZenodoPublisherServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet imple
 //			zenodoItem.getMetadata().setUpload_type(null);
 //			zenodoItem.getMetadata().setPublication_type(null);
 
-			LOG.info("zenodoItem setLicenses null");
-			zenodoItem.getMetadata().setLicenses(null);
+			LOG.info("zenodoItem setLicenses not null");
+			//zenodoItem.getMetadata().setLicenses(null);
 			
 			LOG.debug("Returning item: "+zenodoItem);
 			
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckan2zenodopublisher/server/CkanToZenodoUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckan2zenodopublisher/server/CkanToZenodoUtil.java
index 82307a4..e2921fc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckan2zenodopublisher/server/CkanToZenodoUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckan2zenodopublisher/server/CkanToZenodoUtil.java
@@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ public class CkanToZenodoUtil {
 	 * @param allLicenses the all licenses
 	 * @return the serializable enum
 	 */
-	public static <E extends ZenodoLicense> SerializableEnum<E> toSerializableEnum(List<E> selectedLicense, List<E> allLicenses) {
+	public static <E extends ZenodoLicense> SerializableEnum<E> licenseToSerializableEnum(List<E> selectedLicense, List<E> allLicenses) {
 
+		if(allLicenses==null)
+			allLicenses = new ArrayList<E>();
+		
 		return new SerializableEnum<E>(selectedLicense, allLicenses);
 	}
 	
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckan2zenodopublisher/server/converter/ItemToZenodoConverter.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckan2zenodopublisher/server/converter/ItemToZenodoConverter.java
index 0821ed8..1fbce87 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckan2zenodopublisher/server/converter/ItemToZenodoConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckan2zenodopublisher/server/converter/ItemToZenodoConverter.java
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ public class ItemToZenodoConverter {
 		if(depositionMetadata.getLicense()!=null) {
 			selectedLicenses = Arrays.asList(new LicenseBean(depositionMetadata.getLicense(),depositionMetadata.getLicense(), null));
 		}
-		zm.setLicenses(CkanToZenodoUtil.toSerializableEnum(selectedLicenses, null)); //NEED TO ADD ALL LICENSES 
+		zm.setLicenses(CkanToZenodoUtil.licenseToSerializableEnum(selectedLicenses, null)); //NEED TO ADD ALL LICENSES 
 		
 		if(depositionMetadata.getEmbargo_date()!=null) {