diff --git a/.classpath b/.classpath
index 72dcf7b..3762556 100644
--- a/.classpath
+++ b/.classpath
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <classpath>
-	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/share-updates-1.1.3-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes" path="src/main/java">
+	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/share-updates-1.2.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes" path="src/main/java">
 		<attributes>
 			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
 		</attributes>
 	</classpathentry>
-	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/share-updates-1.1.3-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/share-updates-1.2.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes"/>
 </classpath>
diff --git a/.settings/com.google.gdt.eclipse.core.prefs b/.settings/com.google.gdt.eclipse.core.prefs
index c06311b..f4fc4f8 100644
--- a/.settings/com.google.gdt.eclipse.core.prefs
+++ b/.settings/com.google.gdt.eclipse.core.prefs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 eclipse.preferences.version=1
 jarsExcludedFromWebInfLib=
-lastWarOutDir=/Users/massi/Documents/workspace/share-updates/target/share-updates-1.1.3-SNAPSHOT
+lastWarOutDir=/Users/massi/Documents/workspace/share-updates/target/share-updates-1.2.0-SNAPSHOT
 warSrcDir=src/main/webapp
 warSrcDirIsOutput=false
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
index fb4e233..dde9c8f 100644
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
     <wb-resource deploy-path="/" source-path="/src/main/webapp" tag="defaultRootSource"/>
     <wb-resource deploy-path="/WEB-INF/classes" source-path="/src/main/java"/>
         <wb-resource deploy-path="/WEB-INF/classes" source-path="/target/generated-sources/gwt"/>
+        <dependent-module archiveName="fileupload-progress-bar-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT.jar" deploy-path="/WEB-INF/lib" handle="module:/resource/fileupload-progress-bar/fileupload-progress-bar">
+            <dependency-type>uses</dependency-type>
+        </dependent-module>
     <property name="java-output-path" value="/${module}/target/www/WEB-INF/classes"/>
         <property name="context-root" value="share-updates"/>
   </wb-module>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 909ee8f..7e5a4d2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	<groupId>org.gcube.portlets.user</groupId>
 	<artifactId>share-updates</artifactId>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
-	<version>1.1.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<name>gCube Share Updates Portlet</name>
 	<description>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/server/FilePreviewer.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/server/FilePreviewer.java
index d28b2a9..ccf2b59 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/server/FilePreviewer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/server/FilePreviewer.java
@@ -131,26 +131,34 @@ public class FilePreviewer {
 	 * @return
 	 * @throws Exception
 	 */
-	protected static LinkPreview getImagePreview(String fileName, String path2Image, String httpUrl, String mimeType) throws Exception {
+	protected static LinkPreview getImagePreview(String fileName, String path2Image, String httpUrl, String mimeType) {
 		ArrayList<String> imagesUrl = new ArrayList<String>();
 
-		Dimension dim = extractDimension(path2Image);
-		//description
-		String desc = ((int) dim.getWidth()) + "x" + ((int) dim.getHeight()) + " pixels";
+		Dimension dim;
+		ByteArrayOutputStream out = null;
+		String desc = "";
+		try {
+			dim = extractDimension(path2Image);
 
-		ByteArrayOutputStream out = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+			//description
+			desc = ((int) dim.getWidth()) + "x" + ((int) dim.getHeight()) + " pixels";
 
-		Thumbnails.of(path2Image)
-		.width(80)
-		.outputFormat("jpg")
-		.toOutputStream(out);
+			out = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
 
+			Thumbnails.of(path2Image)
+			.width(80)
+			.outputFormat("jpg")
+			.toOutputStream(out);
+		}
+		catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
 		String httpLink = getFTPManager().uploadImageOnFTPServer(new ByteArrayInputStream(out.toByteArray()), ImageType.JPG);
 		_log.debug("\nFlushed, Image thumbnail available at: " + httpLink);
 		imagesUrl.add(httpLink);
 		return new LinkPreview(fileName, desc, httpUrl, mimeType, imagesUrl);
 	}
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * 
 	 * @param fileName thename of the file
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 00e9fad..39169c8 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
@@ -190,10 +190,12 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 		} else {
 			textToPost = transformUrls(escapedFeedText);
 		}
-			
+		
+		ScopeBean scope = new ScopeBean(session.getScope());
+		String vreId2Set = scope.is(Type.VRE) ? scope.toString() : "";  
 		
 		Feed toShare = new Feed(UUID.randomUUID().toString(), feedType, username, feedDate,
-				"", url, urlThumbnail, textToPost, pLevel, fullName, email, thumbnailURL, linkTitle, linkDesc, host);
+				vreId2Set, url, urlThumbnail, textToPost, pLevel, fullName, email, thumbnailURL, linkTitle, linkDesc, host);
 
 		_log.trace("Attempting to save Feed with text: " + escapedFeedText + " Level: " + pLevel);