diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/server/stohub/StorageHubServiceUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/server/stohub/StorageHubServiceUtil.java
index f744dd7..de46c97 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/server/stohub/StorageHubServiceUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsexplorer/server/stohub/StorageHubServiceUtil.java
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import org.gcube.common.storagehub.client.proxies.ItemManagerClient;
 import org.gcube.common.storagehub.client.proxies.WorkspaceManagerClient;
 import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.acls.ACL;
 import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.items.Item;
+import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.items.SharedFolder;
+import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.items.VreFolder;
 
 import com.liferay.portal.kernel.log.Log;
 import com.liferay.portal.kernel.log.LogFactoryUtil;
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ public class StorageHubServiceUtil {
 		Item itemRoot = client.getWorkspace(ACCOUNTING_HL_NODE_NAME);
 		return itemRoot;
 	}
-	
+
 	public static Item getItem(HttpServletRequest request, String itemId) {
 		PortalContext pContext = PortalContext.getConfiguration();
 		String userName = pContext.getCurrentUser(request).getUsername();
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ public class StorageHubServiceUtil {
 		Item toReturn = client.get(itemId, ACCOUNTING_HL_NODE_NAME);
 		return toReturn;
 	}
-	
+
 	public static List<? extends Item> getParents(HttpServletRequest request, String itemId) {
 		PortalContext pContext = PortalContext.getConfiguration();
 		String userName = pContext.getCurrentUser(request).getUsername();
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ public class StorageHubServiceUtil {
 		List<? extends Item> toReturn = client.getAnchestors(itemId, ACCOUNTING_HL_NODE_NAME);
 		return toReturn;
 	}
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * 
 	 * @param request
@@ -84,8 +86,8 @@ public class StorageHubServiceUtil {
 		}
 		return toReturn;
 	}
-	
-	
+
+
 	public static String getUserACLForFolderId(HttpServletRequest request, String folderId) {
 		PortalContext pContext = PortalContext.getConfiguration();
 		String userName = pContext.getCurrentUser(request).getUsername();
@@ -93,22 +95,34 @@ public class StorageHubServiceUtil {
 		String authorizationToken = pContext.getCurrentUserToken(scope, userName);
 		ScopeProvider.instance.set(scope);
 		SecurityTokenProvider.instance.set(authorizationToken);
-		
+
 		Item theFolder = getItem(request, folderId);
 		if (!theFolder.isShared()) {
 			return "OWNER";
 		} else {
 			ItemManagerClient client = AbstractPlugin.item().build();
 			List<ACL> acls = client.getACL(folderId);
+			SharedFolder sharedFolder = (SharedFolder) theFolder;
+	        
+			boolean found = false; //this is needed because in case o VRE Foder the permission is assigned ot the group and not to the user.
 			for (ACL acl : acls) {
-				if (acl.getPricipal().compareTo(userName) == 0)
-					return acl.getAccessTypes().toString();
+				System.out.println("ACL: "+acl.getPricipal().toString() + " types: "+ acl.getAccessTypes().toString());
+				if (acl.getPricipal().compareTo(userName) == 0) {
+					found = true;
+					return acl.getAccessTypes().get(0).toString();
+				}
+			}
+			if (!found && sharedFolder.isVreFolder()) {
+				for (ACL acl : acls) {
+					if (acl.getPricipal().startsWith(pContext.getInfrastructureName()))
+						return acl.getAccessTypes().get(0).toString();
+				}
 			}
 		}
-		return "NO PERMISSIONS";
+		return "UNDEFINED";
 	}
 
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * 
 	 */