diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/dsl/VREFolderManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/dsl/VREFolderManager.java
index 662ff93..5106cf7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/dsl/VREFolderManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/dsl/VREFolderManager.java
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ public class VREFolderManager {
 		groupClient.createGroup(vreTitle, accessType, folderOwner);
 	}
 	
+	public void createVRE(AccessType accessType, String folderOwner, boolean useDefaultStorage) throws StorageHubException{
+		groupClient.createGroup(vreTitle, accessType, folderOwner, useDefaultStorage);
+	}
+	
 	public void removeVRE() throws StorageHubException{
 		groupClient.removeGroup(vreTitle);
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/DefaultGroupManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/DefaultGroupManager.java
index fa176f3..b42108b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/DefaultGroupManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/DefaultGroupManager.java
@@ -160,6 +160,11 @@ public class DefaultGroupManager extends DefaultManagerClient implements GroupMa
 
 	@Override
 	public void createGroup(String groupId, AccessType accessType, String folderOwner) throws StorageHubException {
+		this.createGroup(groupId, accessType, folderOwner, true);
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public void createGroup(String groupId, AccessType accessType, String folderOwner, boolean useDefaultStorage) throws StorageHubException {
 		Call<GXWebTargetAdapterRequest, Void> call = new Call<GXWebTargetAdapterRequest, Void>() {
 			@Override
 			public Void call(GXWebTargetAdapterRequest manager) throws Exception {
@@ -169,7 +174,7 @@ public class DefaultGroupManager extends DefaultManagerClient implements GroupMa
 					multipart.field("accessType", accessType, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_TYPE);
 					multipart.field("group", groupId);
 					multipart.field("folderOwner", folderOwner);
-					
+					multipart.field("useDefaultStorage", Boolean.toString(useDefaultStorage));
 					
 					GXInboundResponse response = myManager.post(Entity.entity(multipart, MediaType.MULTIPART_FORM_DATA_TYPE));
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/GroupManagerClient.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/GroupManagerClient.java
index e243f98..01fa5a1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/GroupManagerClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/GroupManagerClient.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ public interface GroupManagerClient extends ManagerClient{
 	
 	void createGroup(String groupId, AccessType accessType, String folderOwner) throws StorageHubException;
 	
+	void createGroup(String groupId, AccessType accessType, String folderOwner, boolean useDefaultStorage) throws StorageHubException;
+	
 	List<String> getUsersOfGroup(String groupId) throws StorageHubException;
 	
 	List<String> getGroups() throws StorageHubException;