diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6439a3a..73c60f6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
 		</profile>
 	</profiles>
 	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.gcube.common.portal</groupId>
+			<artifactId>portal-manager</artifactId>
+			<version>[2.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.liferay.portal</groupId>
 			<artifactId>portal-service</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/events/LandingPageAction.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/events/LandingPageAction.java
index 047461f..d86fdf1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/events/LandingPageAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/events/LandingPageAction.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class LandingPageAction extends Action {
 	}
 
 
-	public String getLandingPagePath(final HttpServletRequest request) throws PortalException, SystemException 	{
+	public static String getLandingPagePath(final HttpServletRequest request) throws PortalException, SystemException 	{
 		String sitePath = StringPool.BLANK;
 
 		User currentUser = PortalUtil.getUser(request);
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public class LandingPageAction extends Action {
 	 * @param site
 	 * @throws SystemException
 	 */
-	private void registerUserToSite(User user, Group site) throws SystemException {
+	private static void registerUserToSite(User user, Group site) throws SystemException {
 		UserLocalServiceUtil.addGroupUser(site.getGroupId(), user.getUserId());
 		_log.debug("User " +  user.getScreenName() +" registered to " + site.getName());
 	}