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 b4fdf87..45667a4 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
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ 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 8fde850..696f757 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
@@ -206,8 +206,16 @@ public class TextTransfromUtils {
 		}
 		else if (!imageUrl.contains("/") || !imageUrl.startsWith("/")) {  //the image is probably in the same folder or in a path starting from the last slash
 			_log.trace("probably in the same folder");
-			// e.g. http://www.adomain.com/docrep/018/i3328e/i3328e00.htm?utm_source			
+			// e.g. http://www.adomain.com/docrep/018/i3328e/i3328e00.htm?utm_source	
+			String checkedURL = pageURL.toString();
+			if (! checkedURL.endsWith("/")) {
+				checkedURL+="/";
+			}
 			String imageFolder = pageURL.toString().substring(0, pageURL.toString().lastIndexOf("/"));
+			 //it means the url was sth like http://www.asite.com without ending slash
+			if (imageFolder.compareToIgnoreCase("http:/") == 0 || imageFolder.compareToIgnoreCase("https:/") == 0) {
+				imageFolder = pageURL.toString();
+			}
 			imageUrl= imageFolder + "/" + imageUrl;
 		}
 		else if (!imageUrl.startsWith("http") ) { //e.g. http://adomain.com/anImage.png