diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/services/GroupManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/services/GroupManager.java
index 25e4279..6c6a70a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/services/GroupManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/services/GroupManager.java
@@ -136,7 +136,11 @@ public class GroupManager {
 
 			Group createdGroup = usrManager.createGroup(group);
 			groupId = createdGroup.getID();
+			
+			User user = (User)usrManager.getAuthorizable(folderOwner);
 
+			createdGroup.addMember(user);
+			
 			createVreFolder(groupId, session, accessType!=null?accessType:AccessType.WRITE_OWNER, folderOwner);
 
 			session.save();