diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/client/view/GCubeCkanDataCatalogPanel.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/client/view/GCubeCkanDataCatalogPanel.java
index ea304b4..cf35cb6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/client/view/GCubeCkanDataCatalogPanel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/client/view/GCubeCkanDataCatalogPanel.java
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 package org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.view;
 
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.GCubeCkanDataCatalog;
 import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.resource.CkanPortletResources;
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@ import com.google.gwt.core.client.GWT;
 import com.google.gwt.event.logical.shared.ResizeEvent;
 import com.google.gwt.event.logical.shared.ResizeHandler;
 import com.google.gwt.event.shared.HandlerManager;
+import com.google.gwt.http.client.URL;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.Window;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.AsyncCallback;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Frame;
@@ -60,11 +63,22 @@ public class GCubeCkanDataCatalogPanel extends BaseViewTemplate {
 		ckanOrganizationsPanel = new CkanOrganizationsPanel(this);
 		initPanel();
 		setTopPanelVisible(true);
-		String pathParameter =
-				Window.Location.getParameter(GCubeCkanDataCatalog.GET_PATH_PARAMETER);
-		String queryParameter =
-				Window.Location.getParameter(GCubeCkanDataCatalog.GET_QUERY_PARAMETER);
 
+		// decode parameters (they could have been encoded)
+		Map<String, String> paramsMap = new HashMap<String, String>(2);
+		String queryParameters = Window.Location.getQueryString();
+		if(queryParameters != null){
+			String decoded = URL.decodeQueryString(queryParameters); // equals should be encoded too (%3D)
+			String[] params = decoded.substring(decoded.indexOf("?") + 1).split("&");
+			for (int i = 0; i < params.length; i++) {
+				String[] queryAndValue = params[i].split("=");
+				paramsMap.put(queryAndValue[0], queryAndValue[1]);
+			}
+			GWT.log("Extracted parameters are " + paramsMap);
+		}
+
+		String pathParameter = paramsMap.get(GCubeCkanDataCatalog.GET_PATH_PARAMETER); //Window.Location.getParameter(GCubeCkanDataCatalog.GET_PATH_PARAMETER);
+		String queryParameter = paramsMap.get(GCubeCkanDataCatalog.GET_QUERY_PARAMETER);// Window.Location.getParameter(GCubeCkanDataCatalog.GET_QUERY_PARAMETER);
 		String currentPortletUrl = Window.Location.getHref().split("\\?")[0];// ignore get parameters
 
 		GCubeCkanDataCatalog.service.getCKanConnector(
diff --git a/src/main/resources/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/GCubeCkanDataCatalog.gwt.xml b/src/main/resources/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/GCubeCkanDataCatalog.gwt.xml
index edaee34..680fe1e 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/GCubeCkanDataCatalog.gwt.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/GCubeCkanDataCatalog.gwt.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 	<inherits name='org.gcube.portlets.user.gcubewidgets.WidgetFactory' />
 
+	<inherits name="com.google.gwt.http.HTTP" />
+
 	<!-- Specify the paths for translatable code -->
 	<source path='client' />
 	<source path='shared' />