diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/portal/ContextUserUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/portal/ContextUserUtil.java
index e1a251d..99d7f0e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/portal/ContextUserUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/portal/ContextUserUtil.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import com.liferay.util.Encryptor;
  *
  */
 public class ContextUserUtil {
-	private static final Logger _log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PortalContext.class);
+	private static final Logger _log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ContextUserUtil.class);
 	/**
 	 * 
 	 * @param httpServletRequest
@@ -34,13 +34,17 @@ public class ContextUserUtil {
 				if ("COMPANY_ID".equals(c.getName())) {
 					companyId = c.getValue();
 				} else if ("ID".equals(c.getName())) {
+					_log.info("User id before ascii conversion is  " + c.getValue());
 					userId = hexStringToStringByAscii(c.getValue());
 				}
 			}
 			if (userId != null && companyId != null) {
 				try {
 					Company company = CompanyLocalServiceUtil.getCompany(Long.parseLong(companyId));
+					_log.info("company is " + company);
 					Key key = company.getKeyObj();
+					_log.info("key is " + company.getKey());
+					_log.info("User id after ascii conversion is  " + userId);
 					String userIdPlain = Encryptor.decrypt(key, userId);
 					return Long.valueOf(userIdPlain);              
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/portal/PortalContext.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/portal/PortalContext.java
index 6ce7aff..fbbcedc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/portal/PortalContext.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/portal/PortalContext.java
@@ -322,7 +322,40 @@ public class PortalContext {
 		}
 		return userToken;
 	}
-
+	/**
+	 * Another way to retrieve the user token
+	 * @param scope the current scope
+	 * @param userId the Liferay's user id
+	 * @return the Token for the user in scope
+	 */
+	public String getCurrentUserToken(String scope, long userId) {
+		String userToken = null;
+		if (isWithinPortal()) {
+			String username = null;
+			try {
+				ScopeProvider.instance.set(scope);
+				username = new LiferayUserManager().getUserById(userId).getUsername();
+				userToken = authorizationService().resolveTokenByUserAndContext(username, scope);
+				SecurityTokenProvider.instance.set(userToken);
+			} 
+			catch (ObjectNotFound ex) {
+				userToken = generateAuthorizationToken(username, scope);
+				SecurityTokenProvider.instance.set(userToken);
+				_log.debug("generateAuthorizationToken OK for " + username + " in scope " + scope);
+			}			 
+			catch (Exception e) {
+				_log.error("Error while trying to generate token for user " + username + "in scope " + scope);
+				e.printStackTrace();
+				return null;
+			}
+		} else {
+			String toReturn = readTokenPropertyFile();
+			_log.debug("getCurrentToken devMode into IDE detected, returning scope: " + toReturn.toString());
+			_log.debug("The PortalBeanLocatorUtil stacktrace (java.lang.Exception) is acceptable in dev");
+			return toReturn;
+		}
+		return userToken;
+	}
 	/**
 	 * 
 	 * @param username