diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/admin/manageusers/server/ManageUsersServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/admin/manageusers/server/ManageUsersServiceImpl.java
index 39a7796..c93884c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/admin/manageusers/server/ManageUsersServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/admin/manageusers/server/ManageUsersServiceImpl.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.HomeLibrary;
 import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.workspace.Workspace;
 import org.gcube.portal.custom.communitymanager.OrganizationsUtil;
 import org.gcube.portal.custom.scopemanager.scopehelper.ScopeHelper;
+import org.gcube.portal.notifications.bean.GenericItemBean;
 import org.gcube.portal.notifications.thread.MessageNotificationsThread;
 import org.gcube.portlets.admin.manageusers.client.ManageUsersService;
 import org.gcube.portlets.admin.manageusers.shared.PortalUserDTO;
@@ -172,13 +173,16 @@ public class ManageUsersServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements  Man
 		List<String> recipientIds = new ArrayList<String>();
 		recipientIds.add(addressee.getId());
 		
+		List<GenericItemBean> recipients = new ArrayList<GenericItemBean>();
+		recipients.add(new GenericItemBean(addressee.getId(), addressee.getId(), addressee.getName() + " " + addressee.getLastName(), ""));
+		
 		String subject = "Registration to Group Notification";
 		String body = "Dear "+addressee.getName()+", \n\n" + session.getUserFullName() + " has registered you to the group " + getASLSession().getGroupName()+".";
 		String messageId = workspace.getWorkspaceMessageManager().sendMessageToPortalLogins(subject, body, new ArrayList<String>(), recipientIds);
 		
 		_log.debug("Sending message notification to: " + recipientIds.toString());
 		NotificationsManager nm = new ApplicationNotificationsManager(getASLSession());
-		Thread thread = new Thread(new MessageNotificationsThread(recipientIds, messageId, subject, body, nm));
+		Thread thread = new Thread(new MessageNotificationsThread(recipients, messageId, subject, body, nm));
 		thread.start();
 
 		return (messageId != null);