diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/services/WorkspaceManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/services/WorkspaceManager.java
index 2efb41b..518c67f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/services/WorkspaceManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/services/WorkspaceManager.java
@@ -207,14 +207,18 @@ public class WorkspaceManager {
 	public ItemWrapper<Item> getTrashRootFolder(){
 		InnerMethodName.instance.set("getTrashRootFolder");
 		Session ses = null;
-
+		String user = AuthorizationProvider.instance.get().getClient().getId();
 		org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.Path trashPath = Paths.append(Utils.getWorkspacePath(), Constants.TRASH_ROOT_FOLDER_NAME);
 		Item item = null;
 		try{
 			long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
 			ses = repository.getRepository().login(CredentialHandler.getAdminCredentials(context));
 			log.info("time to connect to repo  {}",(System.currentTimeMillis()-start));
-
+			
+			if (!ses.nodeExists(trashPath.toPath())) {
+				Utils.createFolderInternally(ses, ses.getNode(Utils.getWorkspacePath().toPath()) , Constants.TRASH_ROOT_FOLDER_NAME, "trash of "+user, false, user, null);
+			}
+			
 			Node folder = ses.getNode(trashPath.toPath());
 			item = node2Item.getItem(folder, excludes);
 		}catch(RepositoryException re ){