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 295f491..12a584b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/oidc/lr62/OpenIdConnectAutoLogin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/oidc/lr62/OpenIdConnectAutoLogin.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import com.liferay.portal.model.User;
 import com.liferay.portal.security.auth.BaseAutoLogin;
 import com.liferay.portal.service.ServiceContext;
 import com.liferay.portal.service.UserLocalServiceUtil;
-import com.liferay.portal.service.UserServiceUtil;
 import com.liferay.portal.util.PortalUtil;
 import com.liferay.util.PwdGenerator;
 
@@ -118,12 +117,7 @@ public class OpenIdConnectAutoLogin extends BaseAutoLogin {
                 UserLocalServiceUtil.updateUser(user);
             }
 
-            byte[] userAvatar = null;
-            try {
-                userAvatar = OpenIdConnectRESTHelper.getUserAvatar(configuration.getAvatarURL(), token);
-            } catch (Exception e) {
-                log.debug("Can't retrieve user's avatar from Keycloak: " + e.getLocalizedMessage());
-            }
+            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);