diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/persistence/ckan/CKANPackage.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/persistence/ckan/CKANPackage.java
index 575be64..b658039 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/persistence/ckan/CKANPackage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/persistence/ckan/CKANPackage.java
@@ -1345,8 +1345,10 @@ public class CKANPackage extends CKAN implements Moderated {
 						
 						// Need to use sysadmin because the user could not have the right to modify the item
 						setApiKey(CKANUtility.getSysAdminAPI());
-						
 						String ret = sendPostRequest(ITEM_UPDATE, getAsString(result));
+						// Resetting the api key
+						setApiKey(null);
+						
 						result = mapper.readTree(ret);
 						
 						parseResult();
@@ -1396,8 +1398,10 @@ public class CKANPackage extends CKAN implements Moderated {
 						
 						// Need to use sysadmin because the user could not have the right to modify the item
 						setApiKey(CKANUtility.getSysAdminAPI());
-						
 						String ret = sendPostRequest(ITEM_PATCH, getAsString(result));
+						// Resetting the api key
+						setApiKey(null);
+						
 						result = mapper.readTree(ret);
 						parseResult();
 						moderationThread.setItemCoordinates(itemID, name, itemTitle, itemURL);