diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/admin/RemoveAccountPortlet.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/admin/RemoveAccountPortlet.java
index c81f9f1..470d084 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/admin/RemoveAccountPortlet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/admin/RemoveAccountPortlet.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import javax.portlet.PortletException;
 import javax.portlet.ProcessAction;
 
 import org.gcube.portal.removeaccount.D4ScienceRemoveAccountManager;
+import org.gcube.portlets.admin.removeaccount.RemovedUserAccountThread;
 
 import com.liferay.portal.kernel.log.Log;
 import com.liferay.portal.kernel.log.LogFactoryUtil;
@@ -26,17 +27,21 @@ public class RemoveAccountPortlet extends MVCPortlet {
 	
 	@ProcessAction(name = "deleteAccount")
 	public void deleteAccount(ActionRequest actionRequest, ActionResponse response) throws IOException, PortletException {
-		User user = null;
+		ThemeDisplay themeDisplay = (ThemeDisplay)actionRequest.getAttribute(WebKeys.THEME_DISPLAY); 
+		System.out.println("\n\n\n****Sending Response ="+themeDisplay.getURLSignOut());
+		response.sendRedirect(themeDisplay.getURLSignOut());
+		String username2Delete = null;
 		try {
-			user = PortalUtil.getUser(actionRequest);
+			username2Delete = PortalUtil.getUser(actionRequest).getScreenName();
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			e.printStackTrace();
 		}	
-		D4ScienceRemoveAccountManager removeAccountManager = new D4ScienceRemoveAccountManager(user.getScreenName());
-		removeAccountManager.doAsyncRemoveAccount();
-		_log.info("The user "+user.getScreenName()+ " removed her/his account");
-       	
-		ThemeDisplay themeDisplay = (ThemeDisplay)actionRequest.getAttribute(WebKeys.THEME_DISPLAY); 
-		response.sendRedirect(themeDisplay.getURLSignOut());
+		System.out.println("\n The Response sent ...");
+		if (username2Delete != null) {
+			Thread dropUserAccountThread = new Thread(new RemovedUserAccountThread(username2Delete));
+			dropUserAccountThread.start();
+		} else  {
+			_log.error("Account not removed");
+		}			
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/admin/removeaccount/RemovedUserAccountThread.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/admin/removeaccount/RemovedUserAccountThread.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bb9650
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/admin/removeaccount/RemovedUserAccountThread.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package org.gcube.portlets.admin.removeaccount;
+
+import org.gcube.portal.removeaccount.D4ScienceRemoveAccountManager;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * @author Massimiliano Assante ISTI-CNR
+ *
+ */
+public class RemovedUserAccountThread implements Runnable {
+
+	private static final Logger _log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RemovedUserAccountThread.class);
+	private String userNameToDelete;
+
+
+	
+
+	public RemovedUserAccountThread(String userNameToDelete) {
+		super();
+		this.userNameToDelete = userNameToDelete;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void run() {
+		try {
+			
+			D4ScienceRemoveAccountManager removeAccountManager = new D4ScienceRemoveAccountManager(userNameToDelete);
+			boolean result = removeAccountManager.doAsyncRemoveAccount();
+			_log.info("The user "+userNameToDelete+ " removed her/his account with success?"+ result);	
+				
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			_log.error("An error occurred during user workspace removal: ", e);
+		}
+	}
+}