diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/client/CkanEventHandlerManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/client/CkanEventHandlerManager.java
index ccfd2e9..1a49579 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/client/CkanEventHandlerManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/client/CkanEventHandlerManager.java
@@ -21,9 +21,12 @@ import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowUserOr
 import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowUserOrganizationsEventHandler;
 import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.view.GCubeCkanDataCatalogPanel;
 import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.shared.CkanConnectorAccessPoint;
+import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.ckandatapublisherwidget.client.events.CloseCreationFormEvent;
 import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.ckandatapublisherwidget.client.ui.CreateDatasetForm;
 
 import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.Modal;
+import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.event.HideEvent;
+import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.event.HideHandler;
 import com.google.gwt.event.shared.HandlerManager;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.Window;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.AsyncCallback;
@@ -82,9 +85,18 @@ public class CkanEventHandlerManager {
 							if (username != null) {
 								modal.setTitle("Publish Product");
 								modal.addStyleName("insert-metadata-modal-style");
-								modal.add(new CreateDatasetForm(username));
+								modal.add(new CreateDatasetForm(username, eventBus));
 								modal.setCloseVisible(true);
 								modal.show();
+								
+								// hide any popup panel opened
+								modal.addHideHandler(new HideHandler() {
+									
+									@Override
+									public void onHide(HideEvent hideEvent) {
+										eventBus.fireEvent(new CloseCreationFormEvent());
+									}
+								});
 							}
 							else
 								Window.alert("Please, logout and login again then retry.");