diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehubwrapper/server/WorkspaceStorageHubClientService.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehubwrapper/server/WorkspaceStorageHubClientService.java
index ba5385c..e491a76 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehubwrapper/server/WorkspaceStorageHubClientService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehubwrapper/server/WorkspaceStorageHubClientService.java
@@ -52,11 +52,13 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 public final class WorkspaceStorageHubClientService implements Workspace{
 
 	//public static final String ACCOUNTING_HL_NODE_NAME = "hl:accounting";
-	private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(WorkspaceStorageHubClientService.class);
+	private static Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(WorkspaceStorageHubClientService.class);
 	private StorageHubClientService storageHubClientService;
 	private boolean withAccounting;
 	private boolean withFileDetails;
 	private boolean withMapProperties;
+	
+	private WorkspaceFolder workspaceRoot = null; 
 
 	/**
 	 * Gets the storage hub client service.
@@ -255,21 +257,43 @@ public final class WorkspaceStorageHubClientService implements Workspace{
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public WorkspaceFolder getRoot() throws InternalErrorException, Exception{
-		logger.debug("Getting root");
+		LOGGER.debug("Getting root");
 		FolderItem root;
 		try {
 			root = storageHubClientService.getRoot();
 		}
 		catch (Exception e) {
-			logger.error("Error on getting root: ", e);
+			LOGGER.error("Error on getting root: ", e);
 			throw new InternalErrorException("Sorry an error occurred when getting the workspace root. Refresh and try again");
 		}
 		WorkspaceFolder workspaceFolder = (WorkspaceFolder) HLMapper.toWorkspaceItem(root, withAccounting, withFileDetails, withMapProperties);
 		workspaceFolder.setRoot(true);
+		workspaceRoot = workspaceFolder;
 		return workspaceFolder;
 	}
 
 
+	/**
+	 * We need to perform this method to set the root attribute.
+	 * No other way to get this information by SHUB
+	 *
+	 * @param item the item
+	 * @return the workspace item
+	 * @throws InternalErrorException the internal error exception
+	 * @throws Exception the exception
+	 */
+	private WorkspaceItem setIsRoot(org.gcube.common.storagehubwrapper.shared.tohl.impl.WorkspaceItem item) throws InternalErrorException, Exception {
+		Validate.notNull(item,"The input item is null");
+		if(workspaceRoot==null) {
+			getRoot();
+		}
+		boolean isRoot = workspaceRoot.getId().compareTo(item.getId())==0;
+		item.setRoot(isRoot);
+		LOGGER.info("Is the item '"+item.getName()+"' with id '"+item.getId()+"' the root? " +item.isRoot());
+		return item;
+	}
+
+
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.gcube.portal.storagehubwrapper.shared.tohl.Workspace#getChildren(java.lang.String)
 	 */
@@ -317,6 +341,7 @@ public final class WorkspaceStorageHubClientService implements Workspace{
 
 		for (Item item : parents) {
 			WorkspaceItem child = HLMapper.toWorkspaceItem(item, withAccounting, withFileDetails, withMapProperties);
+			setIsRoot((org.gcube.common.storagehubwrapper.shared.tohl.impl.WorkspaceItem) child);
 			toParents.add(child);
 		}
 
@@ -341,7 +366,7 @@ public final class WorkspaceStorageHubClientService implements Workspace{
 			return (WorkspaceFolder) HLMapper.toWorkspaceItem(item, withAccounting, withFileDetails, withMapProperties);
 		}
 		catch (Exception e) {
-			logger.error("Error on creating the folder: ",e);
+			LOGGER.error("Error on creating the folder: ",e);
 			throw new InternalErrorException(e.getMessage());
 		}
 
@@ -372,10 +397,12 @@ public final class WorkspaceStorageHubClientService implements Workspace{
 			item = storageHubClientService.getItem(itemId, withAccounting, withMapProperties);
 		}
 		catch (Exception e) {
-			logger.error("Error during get item with id: "+itemId,e);
+			LOGGER.error("Error during get item with id: "+itemId,e);
 			throw new InternalErrorException(e.getMessage());
 		}
-		return HLMapper.toWorkspaceItem(item, withAccounting, withFileDetails, withMapProperties);
+		WorkspaceItem workspaceItem = HLMapper.toWorkspaceItem(item, withAccounting, withFileDetails, withMapProperties);
+		setIsRoot((org.gcube.common.storagehubwrapper.shared.tohl.impl.WorkspaceItem) workspaceItem);
+		return workspaceItem;
 	}
 
 
@@ -411,7 +438,7 @@ public final class WorkspaceStorageHubClientService implements Workspace{
 			wsItem = HLMapper.toWorkspaceItem(item);
 		}
 		catch (Exception e) {
-			logger.error("Error during uploading the file: "+fileName+" in the folderId: "+folderId, e);
+			LOGGER.error("Error during uploading the file: "+fileName+" in the folderId: "+folderId, e);
 			String error = e.getMessage()!=null?e.getMessage():"";
 			throw new InternalErrorException("Error during uploading the file: "+fileName+". "+error);
 
@@ -433,7 +460,7 @@ public final class WorkspaceStorageHubClientService implements Workspace{
 			Validate.notNull(folderId,"The input folderid is null");
 			return storageHubClientService.getSharedFolderMembers(folderId);
 		}catch (Exception e) {
-			logger.error("Error during get shared folder members with id: "+folderId,e);
+			LOGGER.error("Error during get shared folder members with id: "+folderId,e);
 			throw new ItemNotFoundException(e.getMessage());
 		}
 	}
@@ -472,7 +499,7 @@ public final class WorkspaceStorageHubClientService implements Workspace{
 			return wsItems;
 		}
 		catch (Exception e) {
-			logger.error("Error during search items with name "+name+" in the parent id: "+folderId, e);
+			LOGGER.error("Error during search items with name "+name+" in the parent id: "+folderId, e);
 			throw new InternalErrorException(e.getMessage());
 		}
 	}
@@ -492,7 +519,7 @@ public final class WorkspaceStorageHubClientService implements Workspace{
 			FolderItem folderItem = storageHubClientService.getRootSharedFolder(itemId);
 			return HLMapper.toWorkspaceItem(folderItem);
 		}catch(Exception e){
-			logger.error("Get root shared folder error: ", e);
+			LOGGER.error("Get root shared folder error: ", e);
 			throw new Exception("Error on getting the root shared folder. "+e.getMessage());
 		}
 	}
@@ -512,7 +539,7 @@ public final class WorkspaceStorageHubClientService implements Workspace{
 			storageHubClientService.deleteItemById(itemId);
 
 		}catch(Exception e){
-			logger.error("Delete item by id error: "+e.getMessage());
+			LOGGER.error("Delete item by id error: "+e.getMessage());
 			throw new Exception("Erro on deleting the item. "+e.getMessage());
 		}
 	}
@@ -554,7 +581,7 @@ public final class WorkspaceStorageHubClientService implements Workspace{
 			wsItem = HLMapper.toWorkspaceItem(item);
 		}
 		catch (Exception e) {
-			logger.error("Error during uploading the archive: "+extractionFolderName+" in the folderId: "+folderId, e);
+			LOGGER.error("Error during uploading the archive: "+extractionFolderName+" in the folderId: "+folderId, e);
 			String error = e.getMessage()!=null?e.getMessage():"";
 			throw new InternalErrorException("Error on uploading the archive. "+error);
 		}
@@ -667,7 +694,7 @@ public final class WorkspaceStorageHubClientService implements Workspace{
 			StreamDescriptor streamDesc = storageHubClientService.downloadFile(itemId, versionName, nodeIdsToExclude);
 			return new org.gcube.common.storagehubwrapper.shared.tohl.impl.StreamDescriptor(streamDesc.getStream(), streamDesc.getFileName(), null, null);
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-			logger.error("Error on downloading the file: "+fileName+ " with id: "+itemId, e);
+			LOGGER.error("Error on downloading the file: "+fileName+ " with id: "+itemId, e);
 			String error = e.getMessage()!=null?e.getMessage():"";
 			throw new Exception("Error on downloading the file: "+fileName+". "+error);
 		}
@@ -691,7 +718,7 @@ public final class WorkspaceStorageHubClientService implements Workspace{
 			StreamDescriptor streamDesc = storageHubClientService.downloadFolder(folderId, nodeIdsToExclude);
 			return new org.gcube.common.storagehubwrapper.shared.tohl.impl.StreamDescriptor(streamDesc.getStream(), streamDesc.getFileName(), null, null);
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-			logger.error("Error on downloading the folder: "+folderName+ " with id: "+folderId, e);
+			LOGGER.error("Error on downloading the folder: "+folderName+ " with id: "+folderId, e);
 			String error = e.getMessage()!=null?e.getMessage():"";
 			throw new Exception("Error on downloading the folder: "+folderName+". "+error);
 		}
@@ -722,7 +749,7 @@ public final class WorkspaceStorageHubClientService implements Workspace{
 					Item movedItem = storageHubClientService.moveItem(itemId, destFolderContainer);
 					toReturnItems.add(HLMapper.toWorkspaceItem(movedItem));
 				}catch(Exception e){
-					logger.error("Error on moving the item with id: "+itemId+ " in the folder id: "+destFolderContainer.get().getId(), e);
+					LOGGER.error("Error on moving the item with id: "+itemId+ " in the folder id: "+destFolderContainer.get().getId(), e);
 					throw e;
 				}
 			}
@@ -730,7 +757,7 @@ public final class WorkspaceStorageHubClientService implements Workspace{
 			return toReturnItems;
 
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-			logger.error("Error on moving item in the folder with id: "+folderDestinationId + e.getMessage());
+			LOGGER.error("Error on moving item in the folder with id: "+folderDestinationId + e.getMessage());
 			String error = e.getMessage()!=null?e.getMessage():"";
 			throw new Exception("Error on moving item/s. "+error);
 		}
@@ -762,14 +789,14 @@ public final class WorkspaceStorageHubClientService implements Workspace{
 					AbstractFileItem toReturnItem = storageHubClientService.copyFileItem(itemId, destFolderContainer, null);
 					toReturnItems.add(HLMapper.toWorkspaceItem(toReturnItem));
 				}catch(Exception e){
-					logger.error("Error on copying the item with id: "+itemId+ " in the folder id: "+destFolderContainer.get().getId(), e);
+					LOGGER.error("Error on copying the item with id: "+itemId+ " in the folder id: "+destFolderContainer.get().getId(), e);
 				}
 			}
 
 			return toReturnItems;
 
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-			logger.error("Error on copying item/items in the folder with id: "+folderDestinationId, e);
+			LOGGER.error("Error on copying item/items in the folder with id: "+folderDestinationId, e);
 			String error = e.getMessage()!=null?e.getMessage():"";
 			throw new Exception("Error on copying item/s. "+error);
 		}
@@ -815,7 +842,7 @@ public final class WorkspaceStorageHubClientService implements Workspace{
 			Item item = storageHubClientService.renameItem(itemId, newName);
 			return HLMapper.toWorkspaceItem(item);
 		}catch(Exception e){
-			logger.error("Error on renaming item with id: "+itemId, e);
+			LOGGER.error("Error on renaming item with id: "+itemId, e);
 			String error = e.getMessage()!=null?e.getMessage():"Operation not allowed";
 			throw new Exception("Error on renaming. "+error);
 		}
@@ -835,7 +862,7 @@ public final class WorkspaceStorageHubClientService implements Workspace{
 		try{
 			return storageHubClientService.getPublicLinkForFile(fileItemId);
 		}catch(Exception e){
-			logger.error("Error on getting public link: "+fileItemId, e);
+			LOGGER.error("Error on getting public link: "+fileItemId, e);
 			String error = e.getMessage()!=null?e.getMessage():"Operation not allowed";
 			throw new Exception("Error on getting public link. "+error);
 		}
@@ -855,7 +882,7 @@ public final class WorkspaceStorageHubClientService implements Workspace{
 		try{
 			return storageHubClientService.getPublicLinkForFileVersion(fileItemId, version);
 		}catch(Exception e){
-			logger.error("Error on getting public link for file: "+fileItemId +" with version: "+version, e);
+			LOGGER.error("Error on getting public link for file: "+fileItemId +" with version: "+version, e);
 			String error = e.getMessage()!=null?e.getMessage():"Operation not allowed";
 			throw new Exception("Error on getting public link for file: "+fileItemId +" with version: "+version+". Error: "+error);
 		}
@@ -874,7 +901,7 @@ public final class WorkspaceStorageHubClientService implements Workspace{
 			List<Version> versions = storageHubClientService.getListVersions(fileItemId);
 
 			if(versions==null || versions.size()==0){
-				logger.info("No version found for fileItemId: "+fileItemId);
+				LOGGER.info("No version found for fileItemId: "+fileItemId);
 				return new ArrayList<WorkspaceFileVersion>(1);
 			}
 
@@ -887,7 +914,7 @@ public final class WorkspaceStorageHubClientService implements Workspace{
 			return listVersions;
 
 		}catch(Exception e){
-			logger.error("Error on getting list of versions for: "+fileItemId, e);
+			LOGGER.error("Error on getting list of versions for: "+fileItemId, e);
 			String error = e.getMessage()!=null?e.getMessage():"Operation not allowed";
 			throw new Exception("Error on getting public link. "+error);
 		}
@@ -909,7 +936,7 @@ public final class WorkspaceStorageHubClientService implements Workspace{
 			return new org.gcube.common.storagehubwrapper.shared.tohl.impl.StreamDescriptor(new ByteArrayInputStream(thumbBytes), null, new Long(thumbBytes.length),imgContent.getMimeType());
 
 		}catch(Exception e){
-			logger.error("Error on getThumbnailData for: "+itemId, e);
+			LOGGER.error("Error on getThumbnailData for: "+itemId, e);
 			throw new Exception("Error on getting the Thumbnail. "+e.getMessage());
 		}
 	}
@@ -926,7 +953,7 @@ public final class WorkspaceStorageHubClientService implements Workspace{
 			return storageHubClientService.getMetadata(itemId);
 
 		}catch(Exception e){
-			logger.error("Error on getting Metadata for: "+itemId, e);
+			LOGGER.error("Error on getting Metadata for: "+itemId, e);
 			throw new Exception("Error on getting Metadata for: "+itemId);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehubwrapper/server/converter/HLMapper.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehubwrapper/server/converter/HLMapper.java
index 86eaab3..0f68a70 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehubwrapper/server/converter/HLMapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehubwrapper/server/converter/HLMapper.java
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ public class HLMapper {
 			theItem.setAccounting(accountingEntries);
 			theItem.setType(type);
 			theItem.setFolder(isFolder);
-			theItem.setRoot(isRoot); //IS ALWAYS FALSE
+			theItem.setRoot(isRoot); //THIS IS ALWAYS FALSE. SHUB DOES NOT RETURN THIS INFORMATION
 			theItem.setPropertyMap(pm);
 
 			logger.debug("Wrapped WsItem: "+theItem);