diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/custom/communitymanager/SiteManagerUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/custom/communitymanager/SiteManagerUtil.java
index 41c422d..7ecabe4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/custom/communitymanager/SiteManagerUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/custom/communitymanager/SiteManagerUtil.java
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public class SiteManagerUtil {
 	 * @throws PortalException .
 	 * @throws SystemException .
 	 */
-	protected static long createLayout(Group group, User user, GCUBESiteLayout siteLayout) throws PortalException, SystemException {
+	public static long createLayout(Group group, User user, GCUBESiteLayout siteLayout) throws PortalException, SystemException {
 
 		Layout layout = null;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/custom/communitymanager/impl/GCubeSiteManagerImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/custom/communitymanager/impl/GCubeSiteManagerImpl.java
index 515b7db..b14f1ac 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/custom/communitymanager/impl/GCubeSiteManagerImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/custom/communitymanager/impl/GCubeSiteManagerImpl.java
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public class GCubeSiteManagerImpl extends SiteManagerUtil {
 			//FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(writeTempLogo(is));
 			LayoutSetLocalServiceUtil.updateLogo(vreToCreate.getGroupId(), true, true, is);
 
-			_log.debug("Adding the Admin Role VRE-Admin for this VRE");			
+			_log.debug("Adding the Admin Role VRE-Manager for this VRE");			
 			//add the role ADMIN
 			UserManager uman = new LiferayUserManager();
 			long uid = uman.getUserId(username);