diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/workspacesharingwidget/server/notifications/NotificationsUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/workspacesharingwidget/server/notifications/NotificationsUtil.java
index a9c3ccf..860a315 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/workspacesharingwidget/server/notifications/NotificationsUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/workspacesharingwidget/server/notifications/NotificationsUtil.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class NotificationsUtil {
 
 			WorkspaceItem wsItem = workspace.getItem(idSharedFolder);
 			
-			if(isASharedFolder(wsItem)){
+			if(isARootSharedFolder(wsItem)){
 				
 				WorkspaceSharedFolder wsFolder = (WorkspaceSharedFolder) wsItem;
 
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public class NotificationsUtil {
 	 * @param wsItem
 	 * @return
 	 */
-	public static boolean isASharedFolder(WorkspaceItem wsItem){
+	public static boolean isARootSharedFolder(WorkspaceItem wsItem){
 		if(wsItem!=null)
 			return wsItem.getType().equals(WorkspaceItemType.SHARED_FOLDER);
 		return false;