diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/custom/communitymanager/impl/OrganizationManagerImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/custom/communitymanager/impl/OrganizationManagerImpl.java
index 3d15449..d988033 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/custom/communitymanager/impl/OrganizationManagerImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/custom/communitymanager/impl/OrganizationManagerImpl.java
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ public class OrganizationManagerImpl extends OrganizationsUtil {
 	/**
 	 *  {@inheritDoc}
 	 */
-	public Boolean readOrganizationCustomAttribute(String username, Organization currOrg, String attrToCheck) {
+	public static Boolean readOrganizationCustomAttribute(String username, Organization currOrg, String attrToCheck) {
 		Boolean isEnabled = false;
 		if (username.compareTo("test.user") == 0) {
 			_log.warn("Found test.user maybe you are in dev mode, returning ... ");
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ public class OrganizationManagerImpl extends OrganizationsUtil {
 	 * @param username
 	 * @param attribute2Set
 	 */
-	private void setOrgCustomAttribute(String username,  Organization currOrg, String attribute2Set) {
+	private static void setOrgCustomAttribute(String username,  Organization currOrg, String attribute2Set) {
 		User currUser = null;
 		if (username.compareTo("test.user") == 0) {
 			_log.warn("Found Test User, returning ... ");