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 3f02823..86b7710 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
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ public class ItemsManager {
 				//TODO: copy on storage and modify content
 				if (item instanceof AbstractFileItem) {
 					String oldStorageId = ((AbstractFileItem)item).getContent().getStorageId();
-					String newStorageID = Utils.getStorageClient(login).getClient().copyFile().from(oldStorageId).to(newPath);
+					String newStorageID = Utils.getStorageClient(login).getClient().copyFile(true).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);