diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
index 9a18441..4d70de9 100644
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
@@ -1,28 +1,37 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><project-modules id="moduleCoreId" project-version="1.5.0">
-          
+              
+    
     
     <wb-module deploy-name="vre-deploy">
-                        
+                                
+        
         
         <wb-resource deploy-path="/" source-path="/target/m2e-wtp/web-resources"/>
-                    
+                            
+        
         
         <wb-resource deploy-path="/" source-path="/src/main/webapp" tag="defaultRootSource"/>
-                    
+                            
+        
         
         <wb-resource deploy-path="/WEB-INF/classes" source-path="/src/main/java"/>
-                        
+                                
+        
         
         <wb-resource deploy-path="/WEB-INF/classes" source-path="/src/main/resources"/>
-                    
+                            
+        
         
         <property name="java-output-path" value="/${module}/target/www/WEB-INF/classes"/>
-                        
+                                
+        
         
         <property name="context-root" value="vre-deploy"/>
-                  
+                          
+    
     
     </wb-module>
-        
+            
+
 
 </project-modules>
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 168a906..c2e99d8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [v4.5.0-SNAPSHOT] - 2022-03-08
+
+- Feature #24402 increased waiting time between LR Site Creation and LR Site user assignments (manager, designer)
+
 ## [v4.4.0] - 2021-07-08
 
 - #21781 migrated to new AccessTokenProvider class
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e2924ad..2fc024d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	<groupId>org.gcube.portlets.admin</groupId>
 	<artifactId>vre-deploy</artifactId>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
-	<version>4.4.0</version>
+	<version>4.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>gCube VRE Deploy Wizard Portlet</name>
 	<description>
 		gCube VRE Deploy Wizard Portlet.
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.distribution</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-portal-bom</artifactId>
-				<version>3.6.3</version>
+				<version>3.6.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 				<type>pom</type>
 				<scope>import</scope>
 			</dependency>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/admin/vredeployer/server/VREDeployerServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/admin/vredeployer/server/VREDeployerServiceImpl.java
index d920f55..8012734 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/admin/vredeployer/server/VREDeployerServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/admin/vredeployer/server/VREDeployerServiceImpl.java
@@ -934,10 +934,15 @@ public class VREDeployerServiceImpl  extends RemoteServiceServlet implements Vre
 					+ "now assigning the designer and manager to the Site (VRE), sleeping "+ WAITING_TIME_Seconds + " seconds to allow operations on Keycloak ...");
 			
 			//the creation of groups on Keycloak is asynchronous, if we send an add user to group before the group is actually created on keycloak it would fails, so we wait
-			Thread.sleep(WAITING_TIME_Seconds / 2 * 1000);
-			log.info("\n still waiting ... 10 seconds more ... ");
-			Thread.sleep(WAITING_TIME_Seconds / 2 * 1000);
-			
+			int waitingTime = WAITING_TIME_Seconds / 2 * 1000;
+			log.info("\n going in waiting before assing users for " +waitingTime + "  seconds ");
+			Thread.sleep(waitingTime);
+			log.info("\n still waiting ... " +waitingTime + "  seconds ");
+			Thread.sleep(waitingTime);
+			log.info("\n still waiting ... " +waitingTime + "  seconds ");
+			Thread.sleep(waitingTime);
+		
+			log.info("\n waiting finished going to assign the users to this VRE");
 			RoleManager rm = new LiferayRoleManager();
 
 			if (manager.compareTo(currUser) != 0) {
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/Vredeployer.html b/src/main/webapp/Vredeployer.html
index bc67b16..c631432 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/Vredeployer.html
+++ b/src/main/webapp/Vredeployer.html
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
     <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="Vredeployer.css" />
     
     <title>VRE Deployer</title>
-	<script src='gxt/flash/swfobject.js'></script> 
-    <script type="text/javascript" src="vredeployer/vredeployer.nocache.js"></script>
+<!--     <script type="text/javascript" src="vredeployer/vredeployer.nocache.js"></script> -->
   </head>