diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/AbstractEcologicalEngineMapper.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/AbstractEcologicalEngineMapper.java
index 77ad53a..464799b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/AbstractEcologicalEngineMapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/AbstractEcologicalEngineMapper.java
@@ -248,14 +248,14 @@ public class AbstractEcologicalEngineMapper extends AbstractAnnotatedAlgorithm i
 
 	float previousStatus = -3;
 	String host = WPSConfig.getInstance().getWPSConfig().getServer().getHostname();
-	public void updateStatus(float status) {
+	public void updateStatus(float status, boolean canWrite) {
 		if (agent != null) {
 			if (status != previousStatus) {
 				LOGGER.debug("STATUS update to: {} ", status );
 				previousStatus = status;
 				super.update(new Integer((int) status));
 				try {
-					updateComputationOnWS(status, null);
+					if (canWrite) updateComputationOnWS(status, null);
 				} catch (Exception e) {
 					LOGGER.warn("error updating compution on WS");
 				}
@@ -425,11 +425,11 @@ public class AbstractEcologicalEngineMapper extends AbstractAnnotatedAlgorithm i
 			LOGGER.info("9 - Running the computation and updater");
 
 			LOGGER.info("Initializing the WPS status of the computation");
-			updateStatus(0);
+			updateStatus(0, canWriteOnShub);
 			LOGGER.info("Initializing the computation");
 			agent.init();
 			LOGGER.info("Updating status");
-			runStatusUpdater();
+			runStatusUpdater(canWriteOnShub);
 			LOGGER.info("Running the computation");
 			agent.compute();
 			LOGGER.info("The computation has finished. Retrieving output");
@@ -505,8 +505,12 @@ public class AbstractEcologicalEngineMapper extends AbstractAnnotatedAlgorithm i
 
 	private boolean checkWriteAuthorization(String username) {
 		if (env!=null && env.getShubUsersExcluded()!=null) {
-			if (env.getShubUsersExcluded().isEmpty())  return false;
-			else if (env.getShubUsersExcluded().contains(username)) return false;
+			if (env.getShubUsersExcluded().isEmpty()) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			if (env.getShubUsersExcluded().contains(username)) {
+				return false;
+			}
 		}
 		return true;
 	}
@@ -533,12 +537,18 @@ public class AbstractEcologicalEngineMapper extends AbstractAnnotatedAlgorithm i
 	}
 
 	public class StatusUpdater implements Runnable {
-
+		
+		private boolean canWrite = true;
+		
+		public StatusUpdater(boolean canWrite) {
+			this.canWrite = canWrite;
+		}
+		
 		@Override
 		public void run() {
 			while (agent != null && !isCancelled() && agent.getStatus() < 100) {
 				try {
-					updateStatus(agent.getStatus());
+					updateStatus(agent.getStatus(), canWrite);
 					Thread.sleep(10000);
 				} catch (InterruptedException e) {}
 			}
@@ -546,8 +556,8 @@ public class AbstractEcologicalEngineMapper extends AbstractAnnotatedAlgorithm i
 		}
 	}
 
-	private void runStatusUpdater() {
-		StatusUpdater updater = new StatusUpdater();
+	private void runStatusUpdater(boolean canWrite) {
+		StatusUpdater updater = new StatusUpdater(canWrite);
 
 		Thread t = new Thread(updater);
 		t.start();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/ConfigurationManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/ConfigurationManager.java
index 53b1c8b..97dc538 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/ConfigurationManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/ConfigurationManager.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ public class ConfigurationManager {
 	private static Boolean useStorage = null;
 	static boolean simulationMode = false;
 	
+	EnvironmentVariableManager env = null;
+	
 	public static synchronized Integer getMaxComputations(){
 		return maxComputations;
 	}
@@ -78,10 +80,11 @@ public class ConfigurationManager {
 
 	public ConfigurationManager(EnvironmentVariableManager env) {
 		if (env == null) inizializePropertiesUsingTemplateFile();
-	}
-	
-	public ConfigurationManager() {
-		inizializePropertiesUsingTemplateFile();
+		else {
+			maxComputations = env.getMaxComputation();
+			useStorage = env.isSaveOnStorage();
+			simulationMode = env.isSimulationMode();
+		}
 	}
 	
 	public AlgorithmConfiguration getConfig() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/EnvironmentVariableManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/EnvironmentVariableManager.java
index 5db302b..5470d08 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/EnvironmentVariableManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/EnvironmentVariableManager.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ public class EnvironmentVariableManager {
 		this.maxComputation = maxComputation;
 		this.saveOnStorage = saveOnStorage;
 		this.simulationMode = simulationMode;
+		this.shubUsersExcluded = shubUsersExcluded;
 	}
 	private int maxComputation;
 	private boolean saveOnStorage;