diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d85e392..4ae9e3b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.portlets.user</groupId>
 			<artifactId>gcube-widgets</artifactId>
+			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>