diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/oidc/lr62/OpenIdConnectAutoLogin.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/oidc/lr62/OpenIdConnectAutoLogin.java
index 12a584b..93153a2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/oidc/lr62/OpenIdConnectAutoLogin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/oidc/lr62/OpenIdConnectAutoLogin.java
@@ -117,13 +117,17 @@ public class OpenIdConnectAutoLogin extends BaseAutoLogin {
                 UserLocalServiceUtil.updateUser(user);
             }
 
-            byte[] userAvatar = OpenIdConnectRESTHelper.getUserAvatar(configuration.getAvatarURL(), token);
-            if (userAvatar != null) {
-                log.debug("Saving the retrieved avatar as user's portrait");
-                UserLocalServiceUtil.updatePortrait(user.getUserId(), userAvatar);
-            } else {
-                log.debug("Deleting the user's portrait since no avatar has been found for the user");
-                UserLocalServiceUtil.deletePortrait(user.getUserId());
+            try {
+                byte[] userAvatar = OpenIdConnectRESTHelper.getUserAvatar(configuration.getAvatarURL(), token);
+                if (userAvatar != null) {
+                    log.debug("Saving the retrieved avatar as user's portrait");
+                    UserLocalServiceUtil.updatePortrait(user.getUserId(), userAvatar);
+                } else {
+                    log.debug("Deleting the user's portrait since no avatar has been found for the user");
+                    UserLocalServiceUtil.deletePortrait(user.getUserId());
+                }
+            } catch (Throwable t) {
+                log.error("Cannot save/update/delete user's portrait", t);
             }
         } catch (SystemException | PortalException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);