diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3dcffa0..499b709 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 		<url>http://svn.d4science.research-infrastructures.eu/gcube/trunk/vo-mamangement/usermanagement-core</url>
 	</scm>
 	<properties>
+		<liferay.version>6.2.5</liferay.version>
 		<distroDirectory>distro</distroDirectory>
 		<maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
 		<maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.liferay.portal</groupId>
 			<artifactId>portal-service</artifactId>
-			<version>6.2.5</version>
+			<version>${liferay.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>junit</groupId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/impl/LiferayRoleManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/impl/LiferayRoleManager.java
index eb8bade..65334d4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/impl/LiferayRoleManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/impl/LiferayRoleManager.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class LiferayRoleManager implements RoleManager {
 			Role toReturn = RoleLocalServiceUtil.getRole(ManagementUtils.getCompany().getCompanyId(), roleName);
 			return toReturn.getRoleId();
 		} catch (PortalException e) {
-			throw new RoleRetrievalFault("Role not existing");
+			throw new RoleRetrievalFault("Role not existing: " + roleName);
 		} catch (SystemException e) {
 			_log.error("Liferay SystemException");
 		}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/impl/LiferayUserManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/impl/LiferayUserManager.java
index d58f888..7635070 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/impl/LiferayUserManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/impl/LiferayUserManager.java
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.HomeLibrary;
-import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.exceptions.InternalErrorException;
-import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.workspace.exceptions.ItemNotFoundException;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.GroupManager;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.UserManager;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.exception.GroupRetrievalFault;
@@ -71,7 +68,8 @@ public class LiferayUserManager implements UserManager {
 		try {
 			role = getRoleById(companyId, RoleConstants.ADMINISTRATOR);
 			for (final User admin : UserLocalServiceUtil.getRoleUsers(role.getRoleId())) {
-				return admin;
+				if (admin.isActive())
+					return admin;
 			}
 		} catch (final Exception e) {
 			_log.error("Utils::getAdmin Exception", e);
@@ -570,7 +568,6 @@ public class LiferayUserManager implements UserManager {
 				long parentGroupId = gm.getGroup(groupId).getParentGroupId();
 				UserLocalServiceUtil.addGroupUser(parentGroupId, userId);
 				UserLocalServiceUtil.addGroupUser(groupId, userId);
-				//TODO: add the user to the HL Folder
 			}
 		} catch (SystemException e) {
 			e.printStackTrace();
@@ -583,10 +580,6 @@ public class LiferayUserManager implements UserManager {
 	public void dismissUserFromGroup(long groupId, long userId)	throws UserManagementSystemException, GroupRetrievalFault, UserRetrievalFault {
 		try {
 			UserLocalServiceUtil.deleteGroupUser(groupId, userId);
-			GroupManager gm = new LiferayGroupManager();
-			if (gm.isVRE(groupId)) {
-				//TODO: remove the user to the HL Folder
-			}
 		} catch (SystemException e) {
 			e.printStackTrace();
 		}