diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
index ac15a71..3fad16f 100644
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
     <wb-resource deploy-path="/WEB-INF/classes" source-path="/src/main/java"/>
         <wb-resource deploy-path="/WEB-INF/classes" source-path="/target/generated-sources/gwt"/>
         <wb-resource deploy-path="/WEB-INF/classes" source-path="/src/main/resources"/>
-        <dependent-module archiveName="gcube-widgets-2.1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar" deploy-path="/WEB-INF/lib" handle="module:/resource/gcube-widgets/gcube-widgets">
-            <dependency-type>uses</dependency-type>
-        </dependent-module>
     <property name="java-output-path" value="/${module}/target/www/WEB-INF/classes"/>
         <property name="context-root" value="news-feed"/>
   </wb-module>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/server/NewsServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/server/NewsServiceImpl.java
index b9623c7..6284ae3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/server/NewsServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/server/NewsServiceImpl.java
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ public class NewsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements NewsService
 			likesThread.start();
 
 			//notify the other users who commented this post (excluding the ones above)
-			Thread commentsNotificationthread = new Thread(new CommentNotificationsThread(store, user.getUsername(), comment.getFeedid(), escapedCommentText, nm, feedOwnerId, comment.getKey(), favorites));
+			Thread commentsNotificationthread = new Thread(new CommentNotificationsThread(store, new LiferayUserManager(), user.getUsername(), comment.getFeedid(), escapedCommentText, nm, feedOwnerId, comment.getKey(), favorites));
 			commentsNotificationthread.start();	
 
 			//send the notification to the mentioned users, if any