diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/vremembers/shared/BelongingUser.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/vremembers/shared/BelongingUser.java
index df5a86b..5befd0f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/vremembers/shared/BelongingUser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/vremembers/shared/BelongingUser.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.gcube.portlets.user.vremembers.shared;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.Comparator;
 
 @SuppressWarnings("serial")
 public class BelongingUser implements Serializable, Comparable<BelongingUser> {
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ public class BelongingUser implements Serializable, Comparable<BelongingUser> {
 	private String institution;
 	private String profileLink;
 	private boolean hasPhoto;
-	
+
 	public BelongingUser(String username, String fullName, String avatarId,
 			String headline, String institution, String profileLink, boolean hasPhoto) {
 		super();
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ public class BelongingUser implements Serializable, Comparable<BelongingUser> {
 		this.institution = institution;
 		this.hasPhoto = hasPhoto;
 		this.profileLink = profileLink;
+
 	}
 
 	public BelongingUser() { 
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ public class BelongingUser implements Serializable, Comparable<BelongingUser> {
 		this.institution = institution;
 	}
 
-	
+
 	public boolean hasPhoto() {
 		return hasPhoto;
 	}
@@ -86,8 +88,8 @@ public class BelongingUser implements Serializable, Comparable<BelongingUser> {
 	public void setHasPhoto(boolean hasPhoto) {
 		this.hasPhoto = hasPhoto;
 	}
-	
-	
+
+
 
 	public String getProfileLink() {
 		return profileLink;
@@ -97,14 +99,28 @@ public class BelongingUser implements Serializable, Comparable<BelongingUser> {
 		this.profileLink = profileLink;
 	}
 
+
 	@Override
 	public int compareTo(BelongingUser o) {
-		if (this.hasPhoto && !o.hasPhoto)
+		if (this.hasHeadline() && !o.hasHeadline()) {
 			return -1;	
-		if (!this.hasPhoto && o.hasPhoto)
+		}
+		if (!this.hasHeadline() && o.hasHeadline())
 			return 1;
+		
+		if ( (this.hasHeadline() && o.hasHeadline()) || ((!this.hasHeadline() && !o.hasHeadline())) ) {
+			if (this.hasPhoto && !o.hasPhoto)
+				return -1;
+			if (!this.hasPhoto && o.hasPhoto)
+				return 1;
+			return 0;
+		}		
 		return 0;			
 	}
 
-	
+
+	private boolean hasHeadline() {
+		return (headline != null && headline.compareTo("") != 0);
+	}
+
 }