diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/client/ShareUpdates.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/client/ShareUpdates.java
index 08a9860..a45551a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/client/ShareUpdates.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/client/ShareUpdates.java
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ public class ShareUpdates implements EntryPoint {
 	
 	public void onModuleLoad() {
 		RootPanel.get("shareUpdateDiv").add(new ShareUpdateForm());
+		
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/server/PostNotificationsThread.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/server/PostNotificationsThread.java
index 47dce1d..7d9ee5c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/server/PostNotificationsThread.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/server/PostNotificationsThread.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package org.gcube.portlets.user.shareupdates.server;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 import org.gcube.applicationsupportlayer.social.NotificationsManager;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.UserManager;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.impl.liferay.LiferayUserManager;
@@ -14,26 +16,29 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
  */
 public class PostNotificationsThread implements Runnable {
 	private static Logger _log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PostNotificationsThread.class);
-	
+
 	private String postText;
 	private String postId;
 	private String groupId;
+	private List<String> hashtags;
 	private NotificationsManager nm;
-	
-	public PostNotificationsThread(String postId, String postText, String groupId, NotificationsManager nm) {
+
+	public PostNotificationsThread(String postId, String postText, String groupId, NotificationsManager nm, List<String> hashtags) {
 		super();
 		this.postId = postId;
 		this.postText = postText;
 		this.groupId = groupId;
+		this.hashtags = hashtags;
 		this.nm = nm;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void run() {
 		UserManager um = new LiferayUserManager();
-		try {
+		String[] hashtagsToPass = hashtags.toArray(new String[hashtags.size()]);
+		try {			
 			for (UserModel user : um.listUsersByGroup(groupId)) {
-				boolean result = nm.notifyPost(user.getScreenName(), postId, postText);
+				boolean result = nm.notifyPost(user.getScreenName(), postId, postText, hashtagsToPass);
 				_log.trace("Sending Notification for post alert to: " + user.getScreenName() + " result?"+ result);
 			}
 		} catch (Exception e) {
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 c7ea647..ad2bd85 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
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 		if (user == null) {
 			_log.warn("USER IS NULL setting test.user and Running OUTSIDE PORTAL");
 			user = getDevelopmentUser();
-			SessionManager.getInstance().getASLSession(sessionID, user).setScope("/gcube/devsec/devVRE");			
+			SessionManager.getInstance().getASLSession(sessionID, user).setScope("/gcube/devsec/USTORE_VRE");			
 		}		
 		return SessionManager.getInstance().getASLSession(sessionID, user);
 	}
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 		//send the notification about this posts to everyone in the group if notifyGroup is true
 		if (pLevel == PrivacyLevel.SINGLE_VRE && vreId != null && vreId.compareTo("") != 0 && notifyGroup) {
 			NotificationsManager nm = new ApplicationNotificationsManager(session, NEWS_FEED_PORTLET_CLASSNAME);
-			Thread thread = new Thread(new PostNotificationsThread(toShare.getKey(), textToPost, ""+session.getGroupId(), nm));
+			Thread thread = new Thread(new PostNotificationsThread(toShare.getKey(), textToPost, ""+session.getGroupId(), nm, hashtags));
 			thread.start();
 
 		}