diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/handlers/TrashHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/handlers/TrashHandler.java
index 09de47b..af13e78 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/handlers/TrashHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/handlers/TrashHandler.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class TrashHandler {
 			//only to be sure to not delete shared content
 			if (itemToDelete.isShared()) return;
 			
-			List<Item> items = Utils.getItemList((Node) itemToDelete, Excludes.GET_ONLY_CONTENT , null, true, null);
+			List<Item> items = Utils.getItemList((Node) itemToDelete.getRelatedNode(), Excludes.GET_ONLY_CONTENT , null, true, null);
 			for (Item item: items) 
 				retrieveContentsToDelete(itemsToDelete, item);
 		}
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public class TrashHandler {
 
 		try {
 			Set<AbstractFileItem> itemsToDelete = new HashSet<>();
-			Node nodeToDelete = ses.getNodeByIdentifier(itemToDelete.getId());
+			Node nodeToDelete = (Node) itemToDelete.getRelatedNode();
 
 			if (itemToDelete instanceof TrashItem) {
 				List<Item> trashChildren = Utils.getItemList(nodeToDelete, Excludes.GET_ONLY_CONTENT, null, true, null);