diff --git a/.classpath b/.classpath
index 514af2a..129b84c 100644
--- a/.classpath
+++ b/.classpath
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <classpath>
-	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/gcube-ckan-datacatalog-1.5.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes" path="src/main/java">
+	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/gcube-ckan-datacatalog-1.5.1-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes" path="src/main/java">
 		<attributes>
 			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 		</attributes>
 	</classpathentry>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="com.google.gwt.eclipse.core.GWT_CONTAINER"/>
-	<classpathentry excluding="**" kind="src" output="target/gcube-ckan-datacatalog-1.5.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes" path="src/main/resources">
+	<classpathentry excluding="**" kind="src" output="target/gcube-ckan-datacatalog-1.5.1-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes" path="src/main/resources">
 		<attributes>
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
 		</attributes>
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
 		</attributes>
 	</classpathentry>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.7">
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8">
 		<attributes>
-			<attribute name="owner.project.facets" value="java"/>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
 		</attributes>
 	</classpathentry>
-	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/gcube-ckan-datacatalog-1.5.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/gcube-ckan-datacatalog-1.5.1-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes"/>
 </classpath>
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
index 443e085..b257af7 100644
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 eclipse.preferences.version=1
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.inlineJsrBytecode=enabled
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.8
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.7
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.assertIdentifier=error
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.enumIdentifier=error
diff --git a/distro/changelog.xml b/distro/changelog.xml
index 1495349..e6abcc0 100644
--- a/distro/changelog.xml
+++ b/distro/changelog.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <ReleaseNotes>
+	<Changeset component="org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcube-ckan-datacatalog.1-5-1"
+		date="2017-10-10">
+		<Change>Minor improvements</Change>
+	</Changeset>
 	<Changeset component="org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcube-ckan-datacatalog.1-5-0"
 		date="2017-05-10">
 		<Change>Metadata model v.3 supported</Change>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bf60846..cb86d4f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	<groupId>org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan</groupId>
 	<artifactId>gcube-ckan-datacatalog</artifactId>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
-	<version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>gCube CKAN Data Catalog</name>
 	<description>The gCube CKAN Data Catalog portlet</description>
 
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 6f4ba7a..80d48d4 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
@@ -90,10 +90,16 @@ public class UserUtil {
 
 			// retrieve the role
 			for (GCubeGroup vre: listOfGroups) {
-				if(vre.getGroupId() == groupIdContext)
+				if(vre.getGroupId() == groupIdContext){
+					String localRole = RolesCkanGroupOrOrg.convertToCkanCapacity(getLiferayHighestRoleInOrg(roleManager.listRolesByUserAndGroup(user.getUserId(), vre.getGroupId())));
 					mapRoleByGroupSingleVre.put(vre.getGroupName().toLowerCase(), 
-							RolesCkanGroupOrOrg.convertToCkanCapacity(getLiferayHighestRoleInOrg(roleManager.listRolesByUserAndGroup(user.getUserId(), vre.getGroupId()))));
-				else
+							localRole);
+					// check if extra roles must be assigned
+					logger.debug("Checking if there is the need to extend role " + localRole + " for user " + user.getUsername() + " in other vres");
+					instance.assignRolesOtherOrganization(user.getUsername(), 
+							vre.getGroupName().toLowerCase(), 
+							RolesCkanGroupOrOrg.convertFromCapacity(localRole));
+				}else
 					mapRoleByGroupExtrasVre.put(vre.getGroupName().toLowerCase(), 
 							RolesCkanGroupOrOrg.convertToCkanCapacity(getLiferayHighestRoleInOrg(roleManager.listRolesByUserAndGroup(user.getUserId(), vre.getGroupId()))));
 			}
@@ -102,7 +108,7 @@ public class UserUtil {
 			if(mapRoleByGroupExtrasVre.size() > 0)
 				new AddUserToOrganizationThread(
 						instance, 
-						userManager.getUserByEmail(userEMail).getUsername(), 
+						user.getUsername(), 
 						mapRoleByGroupExtrasVre).
 						start();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/thread/AddUserToOrganizationThread.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/thread/AddUserToOrganizationThread.java
index 8543cd7..b5b1837 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/thread/AddUserToOrganizationThread.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/thread/AddUserToOrganizationThread.java
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ public class AddUserToOrganizationThread extends Thread {
 		logger.debug("Thread for role association started. Organizations and roles are in the map: " + orgAndCapacity);
 		Set<Entry<String, String>> entrySet = orgAndCapacity.entrySet();
 		for (Entry<String, String> entry : entrySet) {
-			if(instance.getOrganizationByName(entry.getKey()) != null)
+			if(instance.getOrganizationByName(entry.getKey()) != null){
 				instance.checkRoleIntoOrganization(username, entry.getKey(), RolesCkanGroupOrOrg.convertFromCapacity(entry.getValue()));
+				instance.assignRolesOtherOrganization(username, entry.getKey(), RolesCkanGroupOrOrg.convertFromCapacity(entry.getValue()));
+			}
 			else if(instance.getGroupByName(entry.getKey()) != null){
 				RolesCkanGroupOrOrg roleInGroup = RolesCkanGroupOrOrg.convertFromCapacity(entry.getValue()); 
 				roleInGroup = roleInGroup.equals(RolesCkanGroupOrOrg.EDITOR) ? RolesCkanGroupOrOrg.MEMBER : roleInGroup;