diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data_catalogue/grsf_publish_ws/utils/CommonServiceUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data_catalogue/grsf_publish_ws/utils/CommonServiceUtils.java
index af97d2c..2b8311f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data_catalogue/grsf_publish_ws/utils/CommonServiceUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data_catalogue/grsf_publish_ws/utils/CommonServiceUtils.java
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ public class CommonServiceUtils {
 					new ManageTimeSeriesThread(record, futureName, username, catalogue, context, token).start();
 					
 					// write a post if the product has been published in grsf context
-					if(!isUpdated && context
+					if(catalogue.isSocialPostEnabled() && !isUpdated && context
 							.equals((String) contextServlet.getInitParameter(HelperMethods.PUBLIC_CONTEX_KEY))) {
 						new WritePostCatalogueManagerThread(context, token, futureTitle, itemUrlForThread, true,
 								new ArrayList<String>(), authorFullname).start();