diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 313c877..bf5e491 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 	
 	<groupId>org.gcube.resources</groupId>
 	<artifactId>registry-publisher</artifactId>
-	<version>1.3.0</version>
+	<version>1.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<dependencies>
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/publisher/utils/ValidationUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/publisher/utils/ValidationUtils.java
index 0310951..fc7e110 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/publisher/utils/ValidationUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/publisher/utils/ValidationUtils.java
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ public class ValidationUtils {
 		}else if(new ScopeBean(scope).is(Type.VO)){
 			log.debug(" "+scope+" is a VO scope");
 			if(anotherSonVREOnResource(resource, scope)){
-				throw new IllegalArgumentException("the resource "+resource.id()+" have another scope defined in the same VO. The VO is  "+scope);
+				return false; //throw new IllegalArgumentException("the resource "+resource.id()+" have another scope defined in the same VO. The VO is  "+scope);
 			}else return true;
 		}else{ // is a INFRA scope
 			if(anotherInfraScopeOnResource(resource, scope)){
-				throw new IllegalArgumentException("the resource "+resource.id()+" have another scope defined in the same INFRA. The INFRA is  "+scope);
+				return false; //throw new IllegalArgumentException("the resource "+resource.id()+" have another scope defined in the same INFRA. The INFRA is  "+scope);
 			}else return true;
 		}
 	}