diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/server/TDGWTServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/server/TDGWTServiceImpl.java
index f2cad01..bf8e75c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/server/TDGWTServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/server/TDGWTServiceImpl.java
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ public class TDGWTServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements
 		}
 		logger.info("Session:" + session.getId());
 
-		ASLSession aslSession = SessionUtil.getAslSession(session);
+		aslSession = SessionUtil.getAslSession(session);
 		if (aslSession == null) {
 			throw new TDGWTServiceException(
 					"Error retrieving the asl session: null");