diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/handlers/application/lifecycle/ApplicationProfileManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/handlers/application/lifecycle/ApplicationProfileManager.java
index 742631b..ec0c9a2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/handlers/application/lifecycle/ApplicationProfileManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/handlers/application/lifecycle/ApplicationProfileManager.java
@@ -120,8 +120,7 @@ public class ApplicationProfileManager extends ApplicationLifecycleHandler {
 				//(we may well have failed there)
 				for (Publisher publisher: publishers)
 					try {
-						publisher.publishApplication(context, 
-								context.container().configuration().authorizationProvider().getContexts());
+						publisher.update(context);
 					}catch (Exception e) {
 
 						log.error("cannot publish {} with publisher type {} (see details)",context.name(), publisher.getClass().getCanonicalName(), e);
@@ -140,7 +139,7 @@ public class ApplicationProfileManager extends ApplicationLifecycleHandler {
 				for (Publisher publisher: publishers)
 					try {
 						log.debug("publishing application in context {}", scope);
-						publisher.publishApplication(context, 
+						publisher.create(context, 
 								Collections.singleton(scope));
 
 					}catch (Exception e) {
@@ -161,7 +160,7 @@ public class ApplicationProfileManager extends ApplicationLifecycleHandler {
 				for (Publisher publisher: publishers)
 				try {
 					log.debug("unpublishing application from scope {}", scope);
-					publisher.unpublishApplication(context, 
+					publisher.remove(context, 
 							Collections.singleton(scope));
 				}catch (Exception e) {
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/handlers/container/lifecycle/ContainerProfileManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/handlers/container/lifecycle/ContainerProfileManager.java
index b414098..a15ba64 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/handlers/container/lifecycle/ContainerProfileManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/handlers/container/lifecycle/ContainerProfileManager.java
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ public class ContainerProfileManager extends ContainerHandler {
 				//(we may well have failed there)
 				for (Publisher publisher: publishers)
 					try {
-						publisher.publishContainer(context, 
-								context.configuration().authorizationProvider().getContexts());
+						publisher.update(context);
 					}catch (Exception e) {
 
 						log.error("cannot publish containar with publisher type {} (see details)", publisher.getClass().getCanonicalName(), e);
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ public class ContainerProfileManager extends ContainerHandler {
 				for (Publisher publisher: publishers)
 					try {
 						log.trace("publishing container within new scope");
-						publisher.publishContainer(context, 
+						publisher.create(context, 
 								Collections.singleton(scope));
 
 					}catch (Exception e) {
@@ -144,7 +143,7 @@ public class ContainerProfileManager extends ContainerHandler {
 				for (Publisher publisher: publishers)
 					try {
 						log.trace("unpublishing container from context {}", scope);
-						publisher.unpublishContainer(context, 
+						publisher.remove(context, 
 								Collections.singleton(scope));
 
 					}catch (Exception e) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/publishing/Publisher.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/publishing/Publisher.java
index d5a5105..8c451f8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/publishing/Publisher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/smartgears/publishing/Publisher.java
@@ -7,11 +7,15 @@ import org.gcube.smartgears.context.container.ContainerContext;
 
 public interface Publisher {
 
-	boolean publishContainer(ContainerContext container, Set<String> contexts);
+	boolean create(ContainerContext container, Set<String> contexts);
 	
-	boolean publishApplication(ApplicationContext application, Set<String> contexts);
+	boolean create(ApplicationContext application, Set<String> contexts);
 	
-	boolean unpublishContainer(ContainerContext container, Set<String> contexts);
+	boolean update(ApplicationContext application);
 	
-	boolean unpublishApplication(ApplicationContext application, Set<String> contexts);
+	boolean update(ContainerContext container);
+	
+	boolean remove(ApplicationContext application, Set<String> contexts);
+	
+	boolean remove(ContainerContext application, Set<String> contexts);
 }