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 9ed748c..09187ac 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
@@ -85,10 +85,9 @@ public class GcubeCkanDataCatalogServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implem
 				logger.warn("I'm using root scope "+ CKanUtilsImpl.PRODUCTION_SCOPE_ROOT);
 				instance = new CKanUtilsImpl(CKanUtilsImpl.PRODUCTION_SCOPE_ROOT);
 			}else{
-				if(discoverScope != null && !discoverScope.isEmpty())
-					instance = new CKanUtilsImpl(discoverScope);
-				else
-					instance = new CKanUtilsImpl(currentScope);
+				String scopeInWhichDiscover = (discoverScope != null && !discoverScope.isEmpty()) ? discoverScope : currentScope;
+				logger.debug("Discovering ckan utils library into scope " + scopeInWhichDiscover);
+				instance = new CKanUtilsImpl(scopeInWhichDiscover);
 			}
 		}catch(Exception e){
 			logger.error("Unable to retrieve ckan utils", e);
@@ -299,7 +298,7 @@ public class GcubeCkanDataCatalogServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implem
 					httpSession.setAttribute(keyPerScope, toReturn);
 
 					logger.info("Set role " + toReturn + " into session for user " + username);
-					
+
 					// if he is an admin preload:
 					// 1) organizations in which he can publish (the widget will find these info in session)
 					if(toReturn.equals(CkanRole.ADMIN)){
@@ -411,7 +410,7 @@ public class GcubeCkanDataCatalogServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implem
 
 	@Override
 	public Map<String, String> getCkanOrganizationsNamesAndUrlsForUser() {
-		
+
 		// TODO generate this list dynamically taking into account the current scope
 
 		Map<String, String> toReturn = new HashMap<>();
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 ca40675..368438c 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
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ public class UserUtil {
 			logger.info("List of VREs for "+userEMail+ " is/are: "+listOfGroups.size());
 			List<String> vreNames = new ArrayList<String>(listOfGroups.size());
 			for (GCubeGroup gCubeGroup : listOfGroups) {
+				
+				// TODO: why only the VRES??...however check for the production root vo
+				if(gCubeGroup.getGroupName().equals(CKanUtilsImpl.PRODUCTION_LIFERAY_ORGNAME_ROOT))
+					vreNames.add(CKanUtilsImpl.PRODUCTION_CKAN_ORGNAME_ROOT);
+				
 				if(groupManager.isVRE(gCubeGroup.getGroupId())) //Is it a VRE?
 					vreNames.add(gCubeGroup.getGroupName());
 			}