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 19a68c1..890269d 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
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ public class TDGWTServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements
 	 */
 	protected void syncTRMetaData(TabularResource tr, TabResource tabResource) {
 		// Date date = Calendar.getInstance().getTime();
-		tabResource.setDate(sdf.format(tr.getCreationDate()));
+		tabResource.setDate(sdf.format(tr.getCreationDate().getTime()));
 		tr.setMetadata(new NameMetadata(tabResource.getName()));
 		tr.setMetadata(new DescriptionMetadata(tabResource.getDescription()));
 		// tr.setMetadata(new CreationDateMetadata(date));