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 a5875dc..7d2f6a4 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
@@ -310,12 +310,12 @@ public class GcubeCkanDataCatalogServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implem
 						logger.info("Set role " + toReturn + " into session for user " + username);
 					}
 
-					// if he is not a member (so he can publish), preload:
+					// if he is not a member/editor (so he can publish), preload:
 					// 1) organizations in which he can publish
 					// 2) the list of licenses
 					// 3) metadata profiles
 					// In this way the publish widget can simply retrieve those information from the ASL session
-					if(!toReturn.equals(CkanRole.MEMBER)){
+					if(!(toReturn.equals(CkanRole.MEMBER) || toReturn.equals(CkanRole.EDITOR))){
 						UserUtil.getLicenses(httpSession, username, concatenateSessionKeyScope(CKAN_LICENSES_KEY, currentScope), ckanUtils);
 						UserUtil.getUserOrganizationsList(httpSession, username, isSysAdmin, concatenateSessionKeyScope(CKAN_ORGANIZATIONS_PUBLISH_KEY, currentScope), ckanUtils, getUserCKanTokenFromSession());
 						UserUtil.getMetadataProfilesList(httpSession, username, concatenateSessionKeyScope(CKAN_PROFILES_KEY, currentScope), ckanUtils);
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 cd8fa0a..d743383 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
@@ -333,9 +333,8 @@ public class UserUtil {
 
 			}else{
 
-				// We need to retrieve orgs in which the user has the roles ADMIN or EDITOR
+				// We need to retrieve orgs in which the user has the roles ADMIN
 				List<RolesIntoOrganization> rolesToMatch = new ArrayList<RolesIntoOrganization>();
-				rolesToMatch.add(RolesIntoOrganization.EDITOR);
 				rolesToMatch.add(RolesIntoOrganization.ADMIN);
 
 				Map<String, List<RolesIntoOrganization>> orgsAndRoles = ckanUtils.getGroupsAndRolesByUser(username, rolesToMatch);
@@ -347,7 +346,7 @@ public class UserUtil {
 					Map.Entry<String, List<RolesIntoOrganization>> entry = (Map.Entry<String, List<RolesIntoOrganization>>) iterator
 							.next();
 					orgsName.add(entry.getKey());
-					logger.debug("The user has a role ADMIN/EDITOR into org "  + entry.getKey());
+					logger.debug("The user has a role ADMIN into org "  + entry.getKey());
 				}
 			}
 			session.setAttribute(ckanOrganizationsPublishKey, orgsName);