diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/workspacesharingwidget/server/WorkspaceSharingServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/workspacesharingwidget/server/WorkspaceSharingServiceImpl.java
index 0901d3e..cbc98a3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/workspacesharingwidget/server/WorkspaceSharingServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/workspacesharingwidget/server/WorkspaceSharingServiceImpl.java
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ public class WorkspaceSharingServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements
 						List<WorkspaceACL> acls = retrieveUserACLsFromFolderContainer(rootSharedFolderContainer);
 						List<ExtendedWorkspaceACL> listEACL = new ArrayList<ExtendedWorkspaceACL>(acls.size());
 						for (WorkspaceACL workspaceACL : acls) {
-							boolean isBaseSharedFolder = true;
+							boolean isBaseSharedFolder = false; //is false because the root shared folder is always instance of SharedFolder
 							ExtendedWorkspaceACL eac = new ExtendedWorkspaceACL(workspaceACL.getId(),
 									workspaceACL.getAclType(), workspaceACL.getLabel(), workspaceACL.getDefaultValue(),
 									workspaceACL.getUserType(), workspaceACL.getDescription(), folderItem.getOwner(),