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 59052b5..cbf3341 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
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import org.gcube.application.framework.core.session.ASLSession;
 import org.gcube.application.framework.core.session.SessionManager;
 import org.gcube.applicationsupportlayer.social.ApplicationNotificationsManager;
 import org.gcube.applicationsupportlayer.social.NotificationsManager;
+import org.gcube.applicationsupportlayer.social.shared.SocialNetworkingSite;
 import org.gcube.applicationsupportlayer.social.shared.SocialNetworkingUser;
 import org.gcube.common.portal.GCubePortalConstants;
 import org.gcube.common.portal.PortalContext;
@@ -664,7 +665,7 @@ public class NewsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements NewsService
 			//if the user who liked this post is not the user who posted it notify the poster user (Feed owner) 
 			if (! user.getUsername().equals(feedOwnerId)) {
 				NotificationsManager nm = new ApplicationNotificationsManager(
-						getThreadLocalRequest(), 
+						new SocialNetworkingSite(getThreadLocalRequest()), 
 						getASLSession().getScopeName(), 
 						new SocialNetworkingUser(username, user.getEmailaddress(), user.getFullName(), user.getAvatarId()),
 						APP_ID);
@@ -734,7 +735,7 @@ public class NewsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements NewsService
 		if (commentCommitResult && isWithinPortal()) {
 			//if the user who commented this post is not the user who posted it notify the poster user (Feed owner) 
 			NotificationsManager nm = new ApplicationNotificationsManager(
-					getThreadLocalRequest(), 
+					new SocialNetworkingSite(getThreadLocalRequest()), 
 					getASLSession().getScopeName(), 
 					new SocialNetworkingUser(user.getUsername(), user.getEmailaddress(), user.getFullName(), user.getAvatarId()),
 					APP_ID);