diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/server/storage/FilesStorage.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/server/storage/FilesStorage.java
index 99d2e20..2cb5a8f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/server/storage/FilesStorage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/server/storage/FilesStorage.java
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ public class FilesStorage {
 			logger.debug("CreateItemOnWorkspaceByStorageId: [storageId=" + storageId + ", user=" + user + ", name="
 					+ name + ", description=" + description + ", mimeType=" + mimetype + ",  folderId=" + folderId
 					+ "]");
-			IClient client = new StorageClient(user, AccessType.PUBLIC, MemoryType.VOLATILE).getClient();
+			IClient client = new StorageClient(user, AccessType.PUBLIC, MemoryType.PERSISTENT).getClient();
 
 			try (InputStream is = client.get().RFileAsInputStream(storageId)) {
 				if(is==null){