diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/services/ItemsManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/services/ItemsManager.java
index 72793f4..3f02823 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/services/ItemsManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/services/ItemsManager.java
@@ -654,7 +654,9 @@ public class ItemsManager {
 				newFileIdentifier = newNode.getIdentifier();
 				//TODO: copy on storage and modify content
 				if (item instanceof AbstractFileItem) {
-					String newStorageID = Utils.getStorageClient(login).getClient().copyFile().from(((AbstractFileItem)item).getContent().getStorageId()).to(newPath);
+					String oldStorageId = ((AbstractFileItem)item).getContent().getStorageId();
+					String newStorageID = Utils.getStorageClient(login).getClient().copyFile().from(oldStorageId).to(newPath);
+					log.info("copying storage Id {} to newPath {} and the id returned by storage is {}", oldStorageId, newPath, newStorageID);					
 					((AbstractFileItem) item).getContent().setStorageId(newStorageID);
 					((AbstractFileItem) item).getContent().setRemotePath(newPath);
 					item2Node.replaceContent(ses, newNode, (AbstractFileItem) item, ItemAction.CLONED);