diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/client/ui/ManageProductWidget.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/client/ui/ManageProductWidget.java
index 8809efa..75fb171 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/client/ui/ManageProductWidget.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/client/ui/ManageProductWidget.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import com.google.gwt.uibinder.client.UiField;
 import com.google.gwt.uibinder.client.UiHandler;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.AsyncCallback;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Composite;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HTML;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Widget;
 
 public class ManageProductWidget extends Composite{
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ public class ManageProductWidget extends Composite{
 	Image loadingImage;
 
 	public static final String LOADING_IMAGE_URL = GWT.getModuleBaseURL() + "../images/loader.gif";
-	private final static List<String> STATUS = Arrays.asList("confirmed", "rejected", "pending");
+	private final static List<String> STATUS = Arrays.asList("Confirmed", "Rejected", "Pending");
 	private final static String STATUS_UPDATE_SUCCESS = "The product was correctly updated. Thanks for your collaboration!";
 	private final static String STATUS_UPDATE_ERROR = "Sorry, there was a problem while trying to update the status of this product";
 	protected static final String ERROR_ON_RETRIEVING_BEAN = "It seems there is a problem while contacting the service...";
@@ -121,12 +122,13 @@ public class ManageProductWidget extends Composite{
 					currentStatus.setText(bean.getCurrentStatus());
 					productType.setText(bean.getProductType());
 					List<String> statusToShow = new ArrayList<String>(STATUS);
-					statusToShow.remove(bean.getCurrentStatus().toLowerCase());
+					statusToShow.remove(bean.getCurrentStatus());
 					listBoxStatus.addItem("Select the new status");
 					listBoxStatus.getElement().<SelectElement>cast().getOptions().getItem(0).setDisabled(true);
 					for (String availableStatus : statusToShow) {
 						listBoxStatus.addItem(availableStatus);
 					}
+					listBoxStatus.setSelectedIndex(0);
 				}
 				else{
 					showInfo(ERROR_ON_RETRIEVING_BEAN, AlertType.ERROR);
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ public class ManageProductWidget extends Composite{
 		
 		listBoxStatusGroup.setType(ControlGroupType.NONE);
 
-		if(listBoxStatus.getSelectedIndex() < 0){
+		if(listBoxStatus.getSelectedIndex() <= 0){
 			listBoxStatusGroup.setType(ControlGroupType.ERROR);
 			return;
 		}
@@ -169,7 +171,7 @@ public class ManageProductWidget extends Composite{
 		loaderIcon.setVisible(true);
 
 		// set new values
-		bean.setAnnotation(annotationArea.getText());
+		bean.setAnnotation(new HTML(annotationArea.getText()).getText());
 		bean.setNewStatus(listBoxStatus.getSelectedItemText());
 
 		service.notifyProductUpdate(bean, new AsyncCallback<Boolean>() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/GRSFNotificationServices.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/GRSFNotificationServices.java
index 557a01f..b6aca2f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/GRSFNotificationServices.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/GRSFNotificationServices.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public class GRSFNotificationServices {
 	private static final String PRODUCT_TYPE = "type";
 	private static final String STATUS = "status";
 	private static final String ANNOTATION = "annotation_msg";
+	private static final String ERROR = "error";
 	private static final int STATUS_SUCCESS = 200;
 	
 	/**
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ public class GRSFNotificationServices {
 			obj.put(CATALOGUE_ID, bean.getCatalogueIdentifier());
 			obj.put(KB_ID, bean.getKnowledgeBaseIdentifier());
 			obj.put(PRODUCT_TYPE, bean.getProductType().toLowerCase());
-			obj.put(STATUS, bean.getNewStatus());
+			obj.put(STATUS, bean.getNewStatus().toLowerCase());
 			
 			String annotation = bean.getAnnotation();
 			if(annotation != null)
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ public class GRSFNotificationServices {
 			if(response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() > STATUS_SUCCESS)
 				throw new IllegalArgumentException(
 						"Error while performing the update request: " + response.getStatusLine().getReasonPhrase() + 
-						"and error in the result bean is " + parsedJSON.get("error"));
+						"and error in the result bean is " + parsedJSON.get(ERROR));
 			
 			// patch the catalogue product
 			Map<String, List<String>> statusMap = new HashMap<String, List<String>>();
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ public class GRSFNotificationServices {
 	/**
 	 * Convert an input stream to a string
 	 * @param is
-	 * @return
+	 * @return the json string inside
 	 */
 	private static String convertStreamToString(InputStream is) {
 
@@ -139,6 +140,5 @@ public class GRSFNotificationServices {
 	    }
 	    return sb.toString();
 	}
-	
-	
+
 }