diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/geoportaldataviewer/client/gis/LightOpenLayerOSM.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/geoportaldataviewer/client/gis/LightOpenLayerOSM.java
index c6cb3f0..a6ed7d5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/geoportaldataviewer/client/gis/LightOpenLayerOSM.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/geoportaldataviewer/client/gis/LightOpenLayerOSM.java
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ import ol.layer.Tile;
 import ol.layer.VectorLayerOptions;
 import ol.proj.Projection;
 import ol.proj.ProjectionOptions;
+import ol.source.ImageWms;
+import ol.source.ImageWmsOptions;
+import ol.source.ImageWmsParams;
 import ol.source.Osm;
 import ol.source.XyzOptions;
 import ol.style.FillOptions;
@@ -152,6 +155,35 @@ import ol.style.Style;
         
     }
 	
+	/**
+	 * Adds the WMS layer.
+	 *
+	 * @param mapServerHost the map server host
+	 * @param layerName the layer name
+	 */
+	public void addWMSLayer(String mapServerHost, String layerName) {
+		
+		ImageWmsParams imageWMSParams = OLFactory.createOptions();
+		imageWMSParams.setLayers(layerName);
+
+		ImageWmsOptions imageWMSOptions = OLFactory.createOptions();
+		imageWMSOptions.setUrl(mapServerHost);
+		imageWMSOptions.setParams(imageWMSParams);
+		//imageWMSOptions.setRatio(1.5f);
+
+		ImageWms imageWMSSource = new ImageWms(imageWMSOptions);
+
+		LayerOptions layerOptions = OLFactory.createOptions();
+		layerOptions.setSource(imageWMSSource);
+
+		ol.layer.Image wmsLayer = new ol.layer.Image(layerOptions);
+		
+		//visibleLayerItems 
+		
+		map.addLayer(wmsLayer);
+	}
+	
+	
 	public void addPoint(Coordinate coordinate) {
 			
 		if(geometryLayer!=null) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/geoportaldataviewer/server/GeoportalDataViewerServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/geoportaldataviewer/server/GeoportalDataViewerServiceImpl.java
index e5eb755..be0d678 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/geoportaldataviewer/server/GeoportalDataViewerServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/geoportaldataviewer/server/GeoportalDataViewerServiceImpl.java
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ public class GeoportalDataViewerServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet impleme
 		
 		try {
 			LOG.info("Trying to get record for id "+id);
+			SessionUtil.getCurrentContext(this.getThreadLocalRequest(), true);
 			AbstractRecordManager<Record> abmRecord = ManagerFactory.getByRecordID(id);
 			LOG.info("Got record for id "+id);
 			Record record = abmRecord.getRecord();