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 77c8be8..f95bb4f 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
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public class GcubeCkanDataCatalogServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implem
 
 	public final static String TEST_USER = "test.user";
 	public final static String TEST_SCOPE = "/gcube/devsec/devVRE";
+	public final static String PRODUCTION_SCOPE = "/gcube/devsec/devVRE";
 	public final static String TEST_MAIL = "test.user@test-com";
 	public final static String TEST_SEC_TOKEN = "4620e6d0-2313-4f48-9d54-eb3efd01a810";
 
@@ -76,9 +77,16 @@ public class GcubeCkanDataCatalogServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implem
 		HttpSession httpSession = getThreadLocalRequest().getSession();
 		String currentScope =  getASLSession(httpSession).getScope();
 
-		CKanUtils instance = null;
+		String user = (String) httpSession.getAttribute(USERNAME_ATTRIBUTE);
 
+		CKanUtils instance = null;
 		try{
+			if(user.equals(TEST_USER)){
+				//USE
+				logger.warn("User is "+TEST_USER +" are we out from portal?");
+				logger.warn("I'm using root scope "+PRODUCTION_SCOPE);
+				return new CKanUtilsImpl(PRODUCTION_SCOPE);
+			}
 			logger.debug("The ckan util object was null");
 			instance = new CKanUtilsImpl(currentScope);
 		}catch(Exception e){