diff --git a/distro/changelog.xml b/distro/changelog.xml
index 84f1d73..010da27 100644
--- a/distro/changelog.xml
+++ b/distro/changelog.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <ReleaseNotes>
+	<Changeset component="org.gcube.portlets-user.workspace-explorer-app.1-0-0-1"
+		date="2016-11-10">
+		<Change>Bug Fix</Change>
+	</Changeset>
 	<Changeset component="org.gcube.portlets-user.workspace-explorer-app.1-0-0"
 		date="2016-09-13">
 		<Change>first release</Change>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 73b5861..21e8d97 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@
 
 	<dependencies>
 
+		<!-- TO RUN BY ECLIPSE SET THE FOLLOWING SCOPE AT COMPILE -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>xerces</groupId>
+			<artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
+			<version>2.9.1</version>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
+		</dependency>
+
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google.gwt</groupId>
 			<artifactId>gwt-user</artifactId>
@@ -204,7 +212,7 @@
 			<groupId>log4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
 			<version>1.2.16</version>
-			<scope>provided</scope>
+			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspaceexplorerapp/server/WorkspaceExplorerAppServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspaceexplorerapp/server/WorkspaceExplorerAppServiceImpl.java
index c4930a8..24ad893 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspaceexplorerapp/server/WorkspaceExplorerAppServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspaceexplorerapp/server/WorkspaceExplorerAppServiceImpl.java
@@ -392,25 +392,20 @@ public class WorkspaceExplorerAppServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implem
 			parentLimit = parentLimit!=null?parentLimit:"";
 
 			switch (parents.size()) {
-			case 0: //an error?
-				logger.debug("There was an error? parents are 0");
-				return new ArrayList<Item>(1);
-			case 1: //itemIdentifier is ROOT - Parents include the ROOT
-			case 2: //itemIdentifier is first level from ROOT
-				logger.debug("itemIdentifier isRoot or a Folder of first level: ");
-				if (includeItemAsParent) { //ADDIND ROOT OR FOLDER OF FIRST LEVEL
-					WorkspaceFolder wsFolder =(WorkspaceFolder) workspace.getItem(itemIdentifier);
+			case 0: // itemIdentifier is ROOT
+				logger.trace("itemIdentifier isRoot...");
+				if (includeItemAsParent) { //ADDIND ROOT
+					WorkspaceFolder wsFolder =(WorkspaceFolder) wsItem;
 					Item root = ItemBuilder.buildFolderForBreadcrumbs(wsFolder, null);
 					List<Item> listParents = new ArrayList<Item>(1);
 					listParents.add(root);
+					//					workspaceLogger.trace("returning: "+listParents.toString());
 					return listParents;
 				}
 				else{
-					logger.debug("returning empty list");
+					logger.trace("returning empty list");
 					return new ArrayList<Item>(); // empty list
 				}
-			default:
-				break;
 			}
 
 			WorkspaceItem lastItem =  parents.get(parents.size()-1);