diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/PortalSchedulerService.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/PortalSchedulerService.java
index 5ec7106..1901e6f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/PortalSchedulerService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/PortalSchedulerService.java
@@ -82,14 +82,15 @@ public class PortalSchedulerService extends HttpServlet {
 
 	protected void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws ServletException, IOException {
 		
-		ScheduledExecutorService pop3Scheduler = Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(1);
-		pop3Scheduler.scheduleAtFixedRate(new PeriodicTask(store, portalName, host, user, password), 0, POP3_MINUTES_DELAY, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
-		String toReturn = "<DIV>Check Notification Email Started ... </DIV>";
-		
 		ScheduledExecutorService ldapScheduler = Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(1);
 		ldapScheduler.scheduleAtFixedRate(new LDAPSync(), 0, LDAP_MINUTES_DELAY, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
 		
-		 toReturn += "<DIV>LDAPSync SCRIPT Started ... </DIV>";
+		ScheduledExecutorService pop3Scheduler = Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(1);
+		pop3Scheduler.scheduleAtFixedRate(new PeriodicTask(store, portalName, host, user, password), 0, POP3_MINUTES_DELAY, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
+	
+		
+		String toReturn = "<DIV>Check Notification Email Started ... </DIV>";
+		toReturn += "<DIV>LDAPSync SCRIPT Started ... </DIV>";
 		
 		response.setContentType("text/html");		
 		response.getWriter().write(toReturn); 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/ldapexport/LDAPSync.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/ldapexport/LDAPSync.java
index 60c1890..4a4a327 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/ldapexport/LDAPSync.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/ldapexport/LDAPSync.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package org.gcube.portal.ldapexport;
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Properties;
-import java.util.ResourceBundle;
 
 import javax.naming.Context;
 import javax.naming.NamingEnumeration;
@@ -31,15 +30,18 @@ import com.liferay.portal.service.UserLocalServiceUtil;
 public class LDAPSync implements Runnable {
 	private static final Logger _log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(LDAPSync.class);
 
-	private ResourceBundle rb;
+	private static final String ldapUrl = "ldap://ldap-liferay.d4science.org";
+	private static final String ldapPrincipal = "cn=admin,dc=d4science,dc=org";
+	private static final String ldapPwd = "poiwefhaewfkhj";
+	private static final String filter = "(objectClass=inetOrgPerson)";
 
 	public LDAPSync() {
+		super();
 		_log.debug("LDAPSync()");
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void run() {
-		ResourceBundle rb = ResourceBundle.getBundle("org.gcube.portal.settings");	
 		_log.debug("Reading Portal Users ...");
 		List<User> users = null; 
 		try {
@@ -50,10 +52,7 @@ public class LDAPSync implements Runnable {
 		}
 
 		_log.debug("Initializing LDAP exporter ...");
-		String ldapUrl = rb.getString("LDAP_PROVIDER_URL");
-		String ldapPrincipal = rb.getString("LDAP_SECURITY_PRINCIPAL");
-		String ldapPwd = rb.getString("LDAP_SECURITY_CREDENTIALS");
-		String filter = rb.getString("LDAP_FILTER");
+		
 
 		Properties env = new Properties();
 		env.put(Context.INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY,"com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtxFactory");
@@ -66,9 +65,9 @@ public class LDAPSync implements Runnable {
 			_log.debug("Initiating LDAP Sync ...");
 			for (User user : users) {
 				updateUserInLDAP(user.getScreenName(), user.getFirstName(), user.getLastName(), user.getEmailAddress(), "{SHA}"+user.getPassword(), ctx, filter);
-				_log.debug("Updated " + user.getScreenName());
+				//_log.debug("Updated " + user.getScreenName());
 			}			
-			_log.debug("LDAP Sync done ... reading LDAP users now ..");
+			_log.debug("LDAP Sync cycle done");
 
 		} catch (NamingException e) {
 			_log.error("Something went Wrong during LDAP Sync");
@@ -83,10 +82,16 @@ public class LDAPSync implements Runnable {
 	}
 
 
-	private boolean checkIfLDAPUserExists(String username, DirContext ctx, String filter) throws NamingException {
+	private boolean checkIfLDAPUserExists(String username, DirContext ctx, String filter) {
 		SearchControls ctls = new SearchControls();
 		ctls.setSearchScope(SearchControls.SUBTREE_SCOPE);
-		NamingEnumeration<SearchResult> answer = ctx.search(getSubContext(username), filter, ctls);
+		NamingEnumeration<SearchResult> answer;
+		try {
+			answer = ctx.search(getSubContext(username), filter, ctls);
+		} catch (NamingException e) {
+			_log.info("user: " + username + " not found checkIfLDAPUserExists returning false");
+			return false;
+		}
 		return answer.hasMoreElements();
 	}
 	/**
@@ -121,12 +126,12 @@ public class LDAPSync implements Runnable {
 		attributes.put(userPassword);
 
 		if (checkIfLDAPUserExists(username, ctx, filter)) {
-			_log.debug("User " +  username + " already exists, replacing attributes");
+			//_log.debug("User " +  username + " already exists, replacing attributes");
 			ctx.modifyAttributes(getSubContext(username), DirContext.REPLACE_ATTRIBUTE, attributes);
 		}
 		else {
 			ctx.createSubcontext(getSubContext(username),attributes);
-			_log.debug("New User with uid=" +  username + " created");
+			_log.debug("New User Found with uid=" +  username + " created");
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/settings.properties b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/settings.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/socialmail/PeriodicTask.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/socialmail/PeriodicTask.java
index fab55cd..cdc1a5e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/socialmail/PeriodicTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/socialmail/PeriodicTask.java
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public class PeriodicTask implements Runnable {
 
 			for (int i = 0, n = messages.length; i < n; i++) {
 				Message message = messages[i];
-				_log.debug("--------------- FOUND EMAIL ------------------");
+				_log.info("--------------- FOUND EMAIL ------------------");
 				String subject =  message.getSubject();
 				_log.debug("Parsing email of " + message.getFrom()[0] + " with subject: " + subject);
 
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/index.jsp b/src/main/webapp/index.jsp
index e75a1d4..8ef950e 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/index.jsp
+++ b/src/main/webapp/index.jsp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <html>
 <body>
 <h2>Hello From Portal Scheduler service!</h2>
+
+<a href="./start-peridic-tasks">RUN Scheduler</a>
 </body>
 </html>