diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/social/networking/ws/inputs/UserSetNotificationBean.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/social/networking/ws/inputs/UserSetNotificationBean.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7438dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/social/networking/ws/inputs/UserSetNotificationBean.java
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package org.gcube.portal.social.networking.ws.inputs;
+
+import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
+import javax.validation.constraints.Size;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+
+
+/**
+ * 
+ *
+ */
+public class UserSetNotificationBean {
+
+	@JsonProperty("username")
+	@NotNull(message="username cannot be null")
+	@Size(message="username cannot be empty", min=1)
+	private String username;
+
+	@JsonProperty("disableNotification")
+	@NotNull(message="disableNotification cannot be null")
+	@Size(message="disableNotification cannot be empty", min=1)
+	private boolean disableNotification;
+
+	public UserSetNotificationBean() {
+		super();
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param username
+	 * @param disableNotification
+	 */
+	public UserSetNotificationBean(String username, boolean disableNotification) {
+		super();
+		this.username = username;
+		this.disableNotification = disableNotification;
+	}
+
+
+	public String getUsername() {
+		return username;
+	}
+
+	public void setUsername(String username) {
+		this.username = username;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isDisableNotification() {
+		return disableNotification;
+	}
+
+	public void setDisableNotification(boolean disableNotification) {
+		this.disableNotification = disableNotification;
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return "UserSetNotificationBean [username=" + username + ", disableNotification=" + disableNotification + "]";
+	}
+
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/social/networking/ws/methods/v2/Notifications.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/social/networking/ws/methods/v2/Notifications.java
index d4ce3c5..4e3eeda 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/social/networking/ws/methods/v2/Notifications.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/social/networking/ws/methods/v2/Notifications.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import org.gcube.portal.social.networking.liferay.ws.GroupManagerWSBuilder;
 import org.gcube.portal.social.networking.liferay.ws.LiferayJSONWsCredentials;
 import org.gcube.portal.social.networking.liferay.ws.UserManagerWSBuilder;
 import org.gcube.portal.social.networking.ws.ex.AuthException;
+import org.gcube.portal.social.networking.ws.inputs.UserSetNotificationBean;
 import org.gcube.portal.social.networking.ws.mappers.CatalogueEventTypeMapper;
 import org.gcube.portal.social.networking.ws.mappers.JobMapper;
 import org.gcube.portal.social.networking.ws.mappers.WorkspaceItemMapper;
@@ -200,12 +201,9 @@ public class Notifications {
 	})
 	@AuthorizationControl(allowedRoles={INFRASTRUCTURE_MANAGER_ROLE}, exception=AuthException.class)
 	public Response setUserNotifications(
-			@NotNull(message="username cannot be null")	
-			@JsonProperty("username")
-			String username, 
-			@NotNull(message="must specify the disable parameter")
-			@JsonProperty("disable")
-			boolean disable) throws ValidationException{
+			@NotNull(message="input is missing") 
+			@Valid 
+			UserSetNotificationBean setting) throws ValidationException{
 
 		Caller caller = AuthorizationProvider.instance.get();
 		String context  = ScopeProvider.instance.get();