diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5c7694f..b098b6a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.gcube.portlets.user</groupId>
 	<artifactId>workspace-tree-widget</artifactId>
-	<version>6.13.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>6.13.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>gCube Workspace Tree Widget</name>
 	<description>
 		gCube Workspace Tree Widget is a widget to navigate and interact with gCube Workspace 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/server/GWTWorkspaceServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/server/GWTWorkspaceServiceImpl.java
index b5123ac..5613ea0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/server/GWTWorkspaceServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/server/GWTWorkspaceServiceImpl.java
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.workspace.trash.WorkspaceTrashFolder;
 import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.workspace.trash.WorkspaceTrashItem;
 import org.gcube.common.scope.api.ScopeProvider;
 import org.gcube.datacatalogue.ckanutillibrary.CKanUtils;
-import org.gcube.datacatalogue.ckanutillibrary.CKanUtilsImpl;
 import org.gcube.datacatalogue.ckanutillibrary.CkanUtilsFactory;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.client.ConstantsExplorer;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.client.interfaces.GXTCategoryItemInterface;
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ public class GWTWorkspaceServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements GWT
 	public static final String SELECTION_STATE_ATTRIBUTE = "WORKSPACE.SELECTION_STATE";
 	protected Logger workspaceLogger = Logger.getLogger(GWTWorkspaceServiceImpl.class);
 
-	// for the data catalogue 
+	// for the data catalogue
 	private static final String CKAN_ROLE = "ckanRole"; // a true value means the user has admin role, false means member
 	private static final String CKAN_ORGANIZATIONS_PUBLISH_KEY = "ckanOrganizationsPublish"; // here he can publish
 
@@ -2673,6 +2672,7 @@ public class GWTWorkspaceServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements GWT
 			try {
 				LiferayUserManager l = new LiferayUserManager();
 				GCubeUser user = l.getUserByUsername(username);
+				workspaceLogger.info("My login first name is: "+user.getFirstName());
 				firstName = user.getFirstName();
 				lastName = user.getLastName();
 				email = user.getEmail();
@@ -3400,7 +3400,7 @@ public class GWTWorkspaceServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements GWT
 			throw new Exception(error);
 		}
 	}
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * Retrieve an instance of the library for the scope
 	 * @param scope if it is null it is evaluated from the session
@@ -3411,7 +3411,7 @@ public class GWTWorkspaceServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements GWT
 		ASLSession asl = WsUtil.getAslSession(httpSession);
 		CKanUtils instance = null;
 		try{
-			String scopeInWhichDiscover = (scope != null && !scope.isEmpty()) ? scope : asl.getScope();
+			String scopeInWhichDiscover = scope != null && !scope.isEmpty() ? scope : asl.getScope();
 			workspaceLogger.debug("Discovering ckan instance into scope " + scopeInWhichDiscover);
 			instance = CkanUtilsFactory.getFactory().getUtilsPerScope(scopeInWhichDiscover);
 		}catch(Exception e){
@@ -3468,10 +3468,10 @@ public class GWTWorkspaceServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements GWT
 				role = false;
 			}
 		}
-		
+
 		// set role in session
 		httpSession.setAttribute(CKAN_ROLE, role);
-		
+
 		workspaceLogger.info("Do have the user the right to publish on the catalogue? " + role);
 
 		// return false
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/server/util/WsUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/server/util/WsUtil.java
index d58136c..bb492be 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/server/util/WsUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/server/util/WsUtil.java
@@ -241,6 +241,11 @@ public class WsUtil {
 		}
 
 		return notifMng;
+
+
+//		SocialNetworkingSite site = new SocialNetworkingSite(request);
+//		SocialNetworkingUser curser = new SocialNetworkingUser(session.getUsername(), session.getUserEmailAddress(), session.getUserFullName(), session.getUserAvatarId());
+//		return new ApplicationNotificationsManager(site, session.getScope(), curser, NOTIFICATION_PORTLET_CLASS_ID);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -262,6 +267,8 @@ public class WsUtil {
 		}
 
 		return notifProducer;
+
+		//return new NotificationsProducer(session, request);
 	}
 
 	/**