diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/server/ShareUpdateServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/server/ShareUpdateServiceImpl.java
index 0dc6669..a84bb05 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/server/ShareUpdateServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/server/ShareUpdateServiceImpl.java
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 	}
 	public String getDevelopmentUser() {
 		String user = "test.user";
-		user = "massimiliano.assante";
+		//user = "massimiliano.assante";
 		return user;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/server/TextTransfromUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/server/TextTransfromUtils.java
index b9636af..8fde850 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/server/TextTransfromUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/server/TextTransfromUtils.java
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public class TextTransfromUtils {
 	protected static String getImageUrlFromSrcAttribute(URL pageURL, String srcAttr) {
 		String imageUrl = srcAttr;
 		_log.trace("imageUrl="+imageUrl);
-		if (imageUrl.startsWith("http")) {
+		if (imageUrl.startsWith("http") || imageUrl.startsWith("//")) { // double slash inherits the protocol
 			_log.trace("Direct link case");
 			return imageUrl;
 		}