diff --git a/src/org/gcube/informationsystem/registry/impl/core/ServiceContext.java b/src/org/gcube/informationsystem/registry/impl/core/ServiceContext.java
index dc6c8ed..c2cba3b 100644
--- a/src/org/gcube/informationsystem/registry/impl/core/ServiceContext.java
+++ b/src/org/gcube/informationsystem/registry/impl/core/ServiceContext.java
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import org.gcube.common.core.resources.GCUBEHostingNode;
 import org.gcube.common.core.resources.GCUBEResource;
 import org.gcube.common.core.resources.GCUBERunningInstance;
 import org.gcube.common.core.scope.GCUBEScope;
+import org.gcube.common.core.utils.handlers.GCUBEHandler;
+import org.gcube.common.core.utils.handlers.GCUBEScheduledHandler;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.registry.impl.core.RegistryConfiguration.ROOT_SERVICES;
 
 /**
@@ -35,6 +37,41 @@ public class ServiceContext extends GCUBEServiceContext {
 
 	protected boolean isICCodeployed = false;
 
+	
+	protected class NotificationResourceScheduler extends GCUBEScheduledHandler {
+
+		public NotificationResourceScheduler(long interval, Mode mode) {
+			super(interval, mode);
+		}
+		
+		protected boolean repeat(Exception exception, int exceptionCount)  {
+			if (exception!=null) {
+				logger.warn("Failed to create the notification resource (attempt "+exceptionCount+" out of 20)",exception);
+				if (exceptionCount >= 20) {
+					logger.error("Max attempts reached, no more chance to register the notification resource");
+					return false;
+				}
+			}
+			return true;
+		}
+		
+	}
+	
+	/** Tries to create the resource */
+	protected class NotificationResource extends GCUBEHandler<Object> {
+			@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+			public void run() throws Exception {
+				try {					
+					ServiceContext.getContext().setScope(ServiceContext.getContext().getInstance().getScopes().values().toArray(new GCUBEScope[0])[0]);
+					RegistryFactoryResource resource = (RegistryFactoryResource) FactoryContext.getContext().getWSHome().create(
+							FactoryContext.getContext().makeKey(RegistryFactory.NOTIFICATOR_RESOURCE_KEY));
+					resource.getPersistenceDelegate().store(resource );
+			} catch (Exception e) {
+				
+				throw e;
+			}
+	    }
+	}
 
 	private ServiceContext() {}
 
@@ -54,7 +91,7 @@ public class ServiceContext extends GCUBEServiceContext {
 		
 		//creates the single RegistryResource used to raise notifications about profiles' changes
 		logger.info("Creating IS-Registry notification resource...");
-		new Thread() {
+		/*new Thread() {
 			public void run() {
 				try {
 						Thread.sleep(5000);
@@ -65,7 +102,11 @@ public class ServiceContext extends GCUBEServiceContext {
 				} catch (Exception e) {
 					ServiceContext.this.logger.error("Failed to create the notification resource", e);
 				} 
-		}}.start(); 
+		}}.start();*/
+		
+		NotificationResourceScheduler scheduler = new NotificationResourceScheduler(3000, GCUBEScheduledHandler.Mode.LAZY);		
+		scheduler.setHandled(new NotificationResource());
+        scheduler.run();
 		
 		logger.info("IS-Registry notification resource registered");