diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
index dde9c8f..fb4e233 100644
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
     <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/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/client/view/ImageSwitcher.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/client/view/ImageSwitcher.java
index 07b33f7..72f87c9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/client/view/ImageSwitcher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/client/view/ImageSwitcher.java
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@ public class ImageSwitcher extends Composite {
 
 	protected String getSelectedImageURL() {
 		if (!visible)
-			image.setUrl(blank_image_url);
+			return null;
 		return image.getUrl();
 	}
 	/**
-	 * because i don't want it to me removed from DOM
+	 * because i don't want it to be removed from DOM
 	 */
 	public void setVisible(boolean visible) {
 		this.visible = visible;
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 a84bb05..3494daa 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
@@ -180,7 +180,9 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 		String linkDesc = preview.getDescription();
 		String host = preview.getHost();
 		String url = preview.getUrl();
-
+		if (urlThumbnail == null)
+			urlThumbnail = "null";
+		
 		Date feedDate = new Date();
 		//this means the user has shared a file without text in it.
 		String textToPost = "";
@@ -188,7 +190,7 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 			textToPost = TextTransfromUtils.convertFileNameAnchorHTML(url);
 		} else {
 			textToPost = escapedFeedText;
-			System.out.println("textToPost=" + textToPost);
+			//System.out.println("textToPost=" + textToPost);
 		}
 
 		ScopeBean scope = new ScopeBean(session.getScope());