diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/statisticalalgorithmsimporter/server/SessionUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/statisticalalgorithmsimporter/server/SessionUtil.java
index 0474301..9a40986 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/statisticalalgorithmsimporter/server/SessionUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/statisticalalgorithmsimporter/server/SessionUtil.java
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ import org.gcube.portlets.user.statisticalalgorithmsimporter.shared.exception.St
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.statisticalalgorithmsimporter.shared.file.FileUploadMonitor;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.statisticalalgorithmsimporter.shared.project.Project;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.statisticalalgorithmsimporter.shared.session.SessionConstants;
+import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.impl.LiferayGroupManager;
+import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.model.GCubeGroup;
+import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.model.GCubeUser;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -46,6 +49,8 @@ public class SessionUtil {
 		String userName = null;
 		String scope = null;
 		String token = null;
+		String groupId = null;
+		String groupName = null;
 
 		if (Constants.DEBUG_MODE) {
 			logger.info("No credential found in session, use test user!");
@@ -58,10 +63,20 @@ public class SessionUtil {
 		} else {
 			logger.info("Retrieving credential in session!");
 			PortalContext pContext = PortalContext.getConfiguration();
+			boolean hasScopeGroupId = false;
+
 			if (scopeGroupId != null && !scopeGroupId.isEmpty()) {
+				hasScopeGroupId = true;
+
+			} else {
+				hasScopeGroupId = false;
+			}
+
+			if (hasScopeGroupId) {
 				scope = pContext.getCurrentScope(scopeGroupId);
 			} else {
 				scope = pContext.getCurrentScope(httpServletRequest);
+
 			}
 
 			if (scope == null || scope.isEmpty()) {
@@ -70,8 +85,16 @@ public class SessionUtil {
 				throw new StatAlgoImporterServiceException(error);
 			}
 
-			userName = pContext.getCurrentUser(httpServletRequest)
-					.getUsername();
+			GCubeUser gCubeUser = pContext.getCurrentUser(httpServletRequest);
+
+			if (gCubeUser == null) {
+				String error = "Error retrieving gCubeUser in scope " + scope
+						+ ": " + gCubeUser;
+				logger.error(error);
+				throw new StatAlgoImporterServiceException(error);
+			}
+
+			userName = gCubeUser.getUsername();
 
 			if (userName == null || userName.isEmpty()) {
 				String error = "Error retrieving username in scope " + scope
@@ -80,7 +103,7 @@ public class SessionUtil {
 				throw new StatAlgoImporterServiceException(error);
 			}
 
-			token = pContext.getCurrentUserToken(httpServletRequest);
+			token = pContext.getCurrentUserToken(scope, httpServletRequest);
 
 			if (token == null || token.isEmpty()) {
 				String error = "Error retrieving token for " + userName
@@ -89,21 +112,47 @@ public class SessionUtil {
 				throw new StatAlgoImporterServiceException(error);
 			}
 
-			String name = pContext.getCurrentUser(httpServletRequest)
-					.getFirstName();
-			String lastName = pContext.getCurrentUser(httpServletRequest)
-					.getLastName();
-			String fullName = pContext.getCurrentUser(httpServletRequest)
-					.getFullname();
+			String name = gCubeUser.getFirstName();
+			String lastName = gCubeUser.getLastName();
+			String fullName = gCubeUser.getFullname();
 
-			String userAvatarURL = pContext.getCurrentUser(httpServletRequest)
-					.getUserAvatarURL();
+			String userAvatarURL = gCubeUser.getUserAvatarURL();
 
-			String email = pContext.getCurrentUser(httpServletRequest)
-					.getEmail();
-			String groupId = String.valueOf(pContext
-					.getCurrentGroupId(httpServletRequest));
-			String groupName = pContext.getCurrentGroupName(httpServletRequest);
+			String email = gCubeUser.getEmail();
+
+			if (hasScopeGroupId) {
+
+				groupId = scopeGroupId;
+
+				long gId;
+
+				try {
+					gId = Long.parseLong(scopeGroupId);
+				} catch (Throwable e) {
+					String error = "Error retrieving groupId: " + scopeGroupId;
+					logger.error(error, e);
+					throw new StatAlgoImporterServiceException(error);
+				}
+
+				GCubeGroup group;
+				try {
+					group = new LiferayGroupManager().getGroup(gId);
+				} catch (Throwable e) {
+					String error = "Error retrieving group: " + groupName;
+					logger.error(error);
+					throw new StatAlgoImporterServiceException(error);
+				}
+
+				groupName = group.getGroupName();
+
+			} else {
+
+				groupId = String.valueOf(pContext
+						.getCurrentGroupId(httpServletRequest));
+
+				groupName = pContext.getCurrentGroupName(httpServletRequest);
+
+			}
 
 			sCredentials = new ServiceCredentials(userName, fullName, name,
 					lastName, email, scope, groupId, groupName, userAvatarURL,