diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/GcoreEndpointReader.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/GcoreEndpointReader.java
index a2ee964..a2e1f9d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/GcoreEndpointReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/GcoreEndpointReader.java
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ import org.gcube.common.resources.gcore.GCoreEndpoint;
 import org.gcube.common.scope.api.ScopeProvider;
 import org.gcube.resources.discovery.client.api.DiscoveryClient;
 import org.gcube.resources.discovery.client.queries.api.SimpleQuery;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import com.liferay.portal.kernel.log.Log;
+import com.liferay.portal.kernel.log.LogFactoryUtil;
 
 
 /**
@@ -27,7 +28,8 @@ public class GcoreEndpointReader {
 	private static final String serviceName = "CkanConnector";
 	private static final String serviceClass = "DataAccess";
 
-	private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GcoreEndpointReader.class);
+	private static final Log logger = LogFactoryUtil.getLog(GcoreEndpointReader.class);
+	//private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GcoreEndpointReader.class);
 	private String ckanResourceEntyName;
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/GcubeCkanDataCatalogServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/GcubeCkanDataCatalogServiceImpl.java
index c0eb6ae..d9edbba 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/GcubeCkanDataCatalogServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/GcubeCkanDataCatalogServiceImpl.java
@@ -24,16 +24,14 @@ import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.shared.CkanRole;
 import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.shared.GRSFStatus;
 import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.shared.ManageProductBean;
 import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.shared.ex.NoGRSFRecordException;
-import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.ckandatapublisherwidget.shared.GroupBean;
-import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.ckandatapublisherwidget.shared.OrganizationBean;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.GroupManager;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.impl.LiferayGroupManager;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.impl.LiferayRoleManager;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.model.GCubeRole;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import com.google.gwt.user.server.rpc.RemoteServiceServlet;
+import com.liferay.portal.kernel.log.Log;
+import com.liferay.portal.kernel.log.LogFactoryUtil;
 
 import eu.trentorise.opendata.jackan.model.CkanDataset;
 import eu.trentorise.opendata.jackan.model.CkanGroup;
@@ -57,7 +55,8 @@ public class GcubeCkanDataCatalogServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implem
 	public static String CKANCONNECTORLOGOUT = "CkanConnectorLogout";
 	public static final String GRSF_UPDATER_SERVICE  = "GRSFUpdaterEndPoint";
 	private static final String GRSF_ADMIN_ROLE = "GRSF-Admin";
-	private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GcubeCkanDataCatalogServiceImpl.class);
+	//private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GcubeCkanDataCatalogServiceImpl.class);
+	private static final Log logger = LogFactoryUtil.getLog(GcubeCkanDataCatalogServiceImpl.class);
 
 	/**
 	 * Instanciate the ckan util library.
@@ -523,16 +522,27 @@ public class GcubeCkanDataCatalogServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implem
 			return false;
 		}
 		else{
-			PortalContext pContext = PortalContext.getConfiguration();
-			List<GCubeRole> userRoles = new LiferayRoleManager().listRolesByUserAndGroup(pContext.getCurrentUser(getThreadLocalRequest()).getUserId(), pContext.getCurrentGroupId(getThreadLocalRequest()));
-			boolean isGRSFAdminRoleSet = false;
-			for (GCubeRole gCubeRole : userRoles) {
-				if(gCubeRole.getRoleName().equals(GRSF_ADMIN_ROLE)){
-					isGRSFAdminRoleSet = true;
-					break;
+			try{
+				PortalContext pContext = PortalContext.getConfiguration();
+				List<GCubeRole> userRoles = new LiferayRoleManager().listRolesByUserAndGroup(
+						pContext.getCurrentUser(getThreadLocalRequest()).getUserId(), 
+						pContext.getCurrentGroupId(getThreadLocalRequest()));
+				boolean isGRSFAdminRoleSet = false;
+				for (GCubeRole gCubeRole : userRoles) {
+					if(gCubeRole.getRoleName().equals(GRSF_ADMIN_ROLE)){
+						isGRSFAdminRoleSet = true;
+						break;
+					}
 				}
+
+				logger.debug("IsmanageProductEnabled equals to " + catalogue.isManageProductEnabled());
+				logger.debug("isGRSFAdminRoleSet equals to " + isGRSFAdminRoleSet);
+
+				return catalogue.isManageProductEnabled() & isGRSFAdminRoleSet;
+			}catch(Exception e){
+				logger.error("Unable to determine if the manage product needs to be shown or not", e);
+				return false;
 			}
-			return catalogue.isManageProductEnabled() & isGRSFAdminRoleSet;
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/SessionUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/SessionUtil.java
index 9fff3be..55228c0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/SessionUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/SessionUtil.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.model.GCubeUser;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import com.liferay.portal.kernel.log.Log;
+import com.liferay.portal.kernel.log.LogFactoryUtil;
 import com.liferay.portal.service.UserLocalServiceUtil;
 
 
@@ -33,7 +35,8 @@ public class SessionUtil {
 	public static final String CKAN_END_POINT = "CKAN_END_POINT";
 	public static final String CKAN_ACCESS_POINT = "CKAN_ACCESS_POINT";
 	public static final String GCUBE_REQUEST_URL = "gcube-request-url";
-	private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SessionUtil.class);
+	//private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SessionUtil.class);
+	private static final Log logger = LogFactoryUtil.getLog(SessionUtil.class);
 
 	/**
 	 * Gets the ckan end point.
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 6d4522a..2aa96a3 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
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 import org.gcube.datacatalogue.ckanutillibrary.DataCatalogue;
 import org.gcube.datacatalogue.ckanutillibrary.models.RolesCkanGroupOrOrg;
 import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.shared.CkanRole;
-import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.ckandatapublisherwidget.shared.OrganizationBean;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.GroupManager;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.RoleManager;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.UserManager;
@@ -23,8 +22,9 @@ import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.model.GCubeGroup;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.model.GCubeRole;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.model.GCubeUser;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.model.GatewayRolesNames;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import com.liferay.portal.kernel.log.Log;
+import com.liferay.portal.kernel.log.LogFactoryUtil;
 
 import eu.trentorise.opendata.jackan.model.CkanOrganization;
 
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ import eu.trentorise.opendata.jackan.model.CkanOrganization;
  */
 public class UserUtil {
 
-	private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(UserUtil.class);
+	//private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(UserUtil.class);
+	private static final Log logger = LogFactoryUtil.getLog(UserUtil.class);
 	private static final String SOBIGDATA_VO_CONTEXT = "/d4science.research-infrastructures.eu/SoBigData";
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/manage/GRSFNotificationService.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/manage/GRSFNotificationService.java
index 406cb09..ba5d969 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/manage/GRSFNotificationService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/manage/GRSFNotificationService.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import org.gcube.common.resources.gcore.ServiceEndpoint;
 import org.gcube.common.resources.gcore.ServiceEndpoint.AccessPoint;
 import org.gcube.common.scope.api.ScopeProvider;
 import org.gcube.datacatalogue.ckanutillibrary.DataCatalogue;
+import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.server.SessionUtil;
 import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.shared.ManageProductBean;
 import org.gcube.resources.discovery.client.api.DiscoveryClient;
 import org.gcube.resources.discovery.client.queries.api.SimpleQuery;
@@ -22,6 +23,9 @@ import org.json.simple.parser.JSONParser;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import com.liferay.portal.kernel.log.Log;
+import com.liferay.portal.kernel.log.LogFactoryUtil;
+
 import eu.trentorise.opendata.jackan.internal.org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
 import eu.trentorise.opendata.jackan.internal.org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPost;
 import eu.trentorise.opendata.jackan.internal.org.apache.http.entity.StringEntity;
@@ -39,7 +43,8 @@ import eu.trentorise.opendata.jackan.model.CkanTag;
  */
 public class GRSFNotificationService {
 
-	private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GRSFNotificationService.class);
+	//private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GRSFNotificationService.class);
+	private static final Log logger = LogFactoryUtil.getLog(GRSFNotificationService.class);
 	private static final String SERVICE_POST_METHOD = "/service/updater/post";
 	private static final String ANNOTATION_KEY = "Annotation on update";
 	private static final SimpleDateFormat DATE_FORMAT = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");