diff --git a/src/org/gcube/informationsystem/registry/impl/RegistryFactory.java b/src/org/gcube/informationsystem/registry/impl/RegistryFactory.java
index 1296f58..ce3945b 100644
--- a/src/org/gcube/informationsystem/registry/impl/RegistryFactory.java
+++ b/src/org/gcube/informationsystem/registry/impl/RegistryFactory.java
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ public class RegistryFactory extends GCUBEStartupPortType{
 			return (ProfileResource) ProfileContext.getContext().getWSHome().find(ProfileContext.getContext().makeKey(id));
 		}
 		catch (Exception e ){
-			logger.debug("A profile with the given id has not been created yet");			
+			logger.debug("A profile with the given id "+ id+" has not been created yet");			
 		}
 		return null;
 
diff --git a/src/org/gcube/informationsystem/registry/impl/contexts/ServiceContext.java b/src/org/gcube/informationsystem/registry/impl/contexts/ServiceContext.java
index 46d1d02..9d34b35 100644
--- a/src/org/gcube/informationsystem/registry/impl/contexts/ServiceContext.java
+++ b/src/org/gcube/informationsystem/registry/impl/contexts/ServiceContext.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.gcube.informationsystem.registry.impl.contexts;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import javax.xml.namespace.QName;
 import org.apache.axis.encoding.TypeMappingRegistry;
@@ -95,10 +96,31 @@ public class ServiceContext extends GCUBEServiceContext {
 			@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 			public void run() throws Exception {
 				
-					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 );			
+				List<String> pt = GHNContext.getContext().getActivePortTypes();
+				if ( (pt == null) || (pt.size() < 1))
+					throw new Exception();
+								
+				try {
+					// register my profile
+					GCUBERunningInstance RegistryRIProfile = ServiceContext.getContext().getInstance();			
+					GCUBERIQuery query = client.getQuery(GCUBERIQuery.class);
+					query.addAtomicConditions(new AtomicCondition("//ServiceClass", ServiceContext.this.getServiceClass()),new AtomicCondition("//ServiceName", this.getName()));
+					if (ServiceContext.this.client.execute(query, GHNContext.getContext().getDefaultScope()).size() == 0)
+						registerProfile(RegistryRIProfile, GCUBERunningInstance.TYPE);
+								
+					ServiceContext. this.checkCodeployedServices();
+				} catch (Exception e) {
+					logger.error("Failed to register co-deployed services", e);
+					throw e;
+				}
+					
+				
+				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 );	
+					
+					
 	    }
 	}
 
@@ -120,34 +142,11 @@ public class ServiceContext extends GCUBEServiceContext {
 			GHNContext.getContext().setMode(Mode.PRODUCTION);
 		
 		//creates the single RegistryResource used to raise notifications about profiles' changes
-		logger.info("Creating IS-Registry notification resource...");
+		logger.info("Scheduling IS-Registry notification resource...");
 		
 		NotificationResourceScheduler scheduler = new NotificationResourceScheduler(10, GCUBEScheduledHandler.Mode.LAZY);		
 		scheduler.setHandled(new NotificationResource());
         scheduler.run();
-		
-		logger.info("IS-Registry notification resource registered");
-
-		try {Thread.sleep(20000);} catch (InterruptedException e1) {
-			logger.error("Unable to get the service instance profile", e1);		
-		}
-
-		// Check if the Registry profile is already registered
-
-		try {
-			// register my profile
-			GCUBERunningInstance RegistryRIProfile = ServiceContext.getContext().getInstance();			
-			GCUBERIQuery query = client.getQuery(GCUBERIQuery.class);
-			query.addAtomicConditions(new AtomicCondition("//ServiceClass", this.getServiceClass()),new AtomicCondition("//ServiceName", this.getName()));
-			if (this.client.execute(query, GHNContext.getContext().getDefaultScope()).size() == 0)
-				registerProfile(RegistryRIProfile, GCUBERunningInstance.TYPE);
-						
-			this.checkCodeployedServices();
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			logger.error("Failed to register co-deployed services", e);
-			throw e;
-		}
-
 	}
 
 	@Override