diff --git a/.project b/.project
index 123276e..783743b 100644
--- a/.project
+++ b/.project
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
 		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Builder</name>
+			<name>org.eclipse.wst.validation.validationbuilder</name>
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
 		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.wst.validation.validationbuilder</name>
+			<name>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Builder</name>
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.validation.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.validation.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04cad8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.validation.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+disabled=06target
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehubwrapper/server/StorageHubClientService.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehubwrapper/server/StorageHubClientService.java
index 2c7205f..5ef7cea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehubwrapper/server/StorageHubClientService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehubwrapper/server/StorageHubClientService.java
@@ -135,23 +135,40 @@ public class StorageHubClientService {
 
 	//TODO MAP OF SHARED ROOT ID
 
+
 	/**
-	 * Gets the parents.
+	 * Gets the id shared folder.
 	 *
 	 * @param itemId the item id
-	 * @return the parents
+	 * @return the id shared folder
+	 * @throws Exception
 	 */
-	public String getIdSharedFolder(String itemId) {
+	public String getIdSharedFolder(String itemId) throws Exception {
 		setContextProviders(scope, authorizationToken);
-		FolderContainer rootSharedFolder = shcClient.open(itemId).asItem().getRootSharedFolder();
-		try{
-			Validate.notNull(rootSharedFolder, "The root shared folder with id "+itemId+" does not exist");
-			return rootSharedFolder.get().getId();
-		}catch(Exception e){
+		return getRootSharedFolder(itemId).getId();
+	}
 
-		}
 
-		return null;
+	/**
+	 * Gets the root shared folder.
+	 *
+	 * @param itemId the item id
+	 * @return the root shared folder
+	 * @throws Exception
+	 */
+	public FolderItem getRootSharedFolder(String itemId) throws Exception {
+		setContextProviders(scope, authorizationToken);
+
+		ItemContainer<Item> item = shcClient.open(itemId).asItem();
+		FolderContainer rootSharedFolder = null;
+		if(item.get().isShared()){
+			rootSharedFolder = item.getRootSharedFolder();
+		}else
+			throw new Exception("The item with id: "+itemId +" is not shared");
+
+		Validate.notNull(rootSharedFolder, "The root shared folder with id "+itemId+" does not exist");
+		return rootSharedFolder.get();
+
 
 	}
 
@@ -189,7 +206,8 @@ public class StorageHubClientService {
 				return null;
 			}
 		}catch (Exception e) {
-			e.printStackTrace();
+			logger.error("Get VRE Folders Id ",e);
+			//e.printStackTrace();
 		}
 		return toReturn;
 	}