diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/UserUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/UserUtil.java
index fc7c274..a209786 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/UserUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/UserUtil.java
@@ -47,10 +47,12 @@ public class UserUtil {
 			user = userManager.getUserByEmail(userEMail);
 			// retrieve the groups to whom a given user belongs (given the user identifier)
 			List<GCubeGroup> listOfGroups = groupManager.listGroupsByUser(user.getUserId());
+			logger.info("List of VREs for "+userEMail+ " is/are: "+listOfGroups.size());
 			List<String> vreNames = new ArrayList<String>(listOfGroups.size());
 			for (GCubeGroup gCubeGroup : listOfGroups) {
 				vreNames.add(gCubeGroup.getGroupName());
 			}
+			logger.debug("Returning VRE names: "+vreNames);
 			return vreNames;
 		}catch (UserManagementSystemException | UserRetrievalFault | GroupRetrievalFault e) {
 			logger.error("An error occurred during get list of VREs for user: "+userEMail, e);