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 9d26830..1898258 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
@@ -3475,6 +3475,9 @@ public class GWTWorkspaceServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements GWT
 
 					// we need to iterate over vres of the user
 					List<GCubeGroup> groups = groupManager.listGroupsByUser(userManager.getUserId(username));
+					
+					// user id
+					long userid = userManager.getUserId(username);
 
 					workspaceLogger.debug("The list of organizations of the user " + username + " is " + groups);
 
@@ -3488,7 +3491,7 @@ public class GWTWorkspaceServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements GWT
 						if(!groupManager.isVRE(gCubeGroup.getGroupId()))
 							continue;
 
-						List<GCubeRole> roles = roleManager.listRolesByUserAndGroup(userManager.getUserId(username), groupManager.getGroupId(groupName));
+						List<GCubeRole> roles = roleManager.listRolesByUserAndGroup(userid, groupManager.getGroupId(groupName));
 
 						// the default one
 						RolesIntoOrganization correspondentRoleToCheck = RolesIntoOrganization.MEMBER;
@@ -3527,8 +3530,6 @@ public class GWTWorkspaceServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements GWT
 				workspaceLogger.error("Unable to retrieve the role information for this user. Returning FALSE", e);
 			}
 
-			workspaceLogger.debug("Unable to check the role into ckan organization, returning FALSE");
-
 			// set the role member into the asl
 			asl.setAttribute(CKAN_ROLE, false);