diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/view/windows/DialogPublishOnThredds.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/view/windows/DialogPublishOnThredds.java
index 5ae04e8..8d20220 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/view/windows/DialogPublishOnThredds.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/view/windows/DialogPublishOnThredds.java
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ public class DialogPublishOnThredds extends Dialog {
 
 
 		if(result.isOnError()){
-			 MessageBox.info("Error", result.getReportMessage(), null);
+			 MessageBox.alert("Error", result.getReportMessage(), null);
 		}
 
 		if(result.isTransferringReportAvailable()){
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 95d6c39..0a00774 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
@@ -4184,7 +4184,6 @@ public class GWTWorkspaceServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements GWT
 
 
 		if (isTestMode()){
-			userId = 21150; //USER ID OF FRANCESCO
 			listOfVres.add(new GcubeVRE("devVRE", "/gcube/devsec/devVRE"));
 			listOfVres.add(new GcubeVRE("NextNext", "/gcube/devNext/NextNext"));
 			return listOfVres;
@@ -4218,19 +4217,21 @@ public class GWTWorkspaceServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements GWT
 	 *
 	 * @param folderToPublishId the folder to publish id
 	 * @param folderMetadataId the folder metadata id
-	 * @param vreScope the vre scope
+	 * @param vreTargetScope the vre scope
 	 * @param catalogueName the catalogue name
 	 * @return the transfer on thredds report
 	 * @throws Exception the exception
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public TransferOnThreddsReport publishOnThreddsCatalogue(String folderToPublishId, String folderMetadataId, String vreScope, String catalogueName) throws Exception{
-		workspaceLogger.info("Publishing on thredds the folderId: "+folderToPublishId+", metafolderId: "+folderMetadataId +", vre scope: "+vreScope);
-		System.out.println("Publishing on thredds the folderId: "+folderToPublishId+", metafolderId: "+folderMetadataId +", vre scope: "+vreScope);
+	public TransferOnThreddsReport publishOnThreddsCatalogue(String folderToPublishId, String folderMetadataId, String vreTargetScope, String catalogueName) throws Exception{
+		workspaceLogger.info("Publishing on thredds the folderId: "+folderToPublishId+", metafolderId: "+folderMetadataId +", vre target scope: "+vreTargetScope);
+		System.out.println("Publishing on thredds the folderId: "+folderToPublishId+", metafolderId: "+folderMetadataId +", vre target scope: "+vreTargetScope);
 		try{
 			GCubeUser user = PortalContext.getConfiguration().getCurrentUser(this.getThreadLocalRequest());
-			String wsUserToken = PortalContext.getConfiguration().getCurrentScope(this.getThreadLocalRequest());
-			String targetScopeUserToken = PortalContext.getConfiguration().getCurrentUserToken(vreScope, user.getUsername());
+			String wsScope = PortalContext.getConfiguration().getCurrentScope(this.getThreadLocalRequest());
+			String wsUserToken = PortalContext.getConfiguration().getCurrentUserToken(wsScope, user.getUsername());
+
+			String targetScopeUserToken = PortalContext.getConfiguration().getCurrentUserToken(vreTargetScope, user.getUsername());
 
 			if (isTestMode()){
 				targetScopeUserToken = "89257623-0570-4fbe-a15b-458bb84f4902-98187548"; //TOKEN NEXTNEXT by FRANCESCO
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/server/publish/PublishOnThredds.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/server/publish/PublishOnThredds.java
index ea56062..9e8fdf3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/server/publish/PublishOnThredds.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/server/publish/PublishOnThredds.java
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ public class PublishOnThredds {
 	 *
 	 * @param folderId the folder id
 	 * @param metadataFolderID the metadata folder id
-	 * @param publishingUserToken the publishing user token
+	 * @param publishingTargetScopeUserToken the publishing user token
 	 * @param catalogueName the catalogue name
 	 * @return the transfer on thredds report
 	 */
-	public TransferOnThreddsReport publishFolder(final String folderId, final String metadataFolderID, final String publishingUserToken, final String catalogueName){
+	public TransferOnThreddsReport publishFolder(final String folderId, final String metadataFolderID, final String publishingTargetScopeUserToken, final String catalogueName){
 
 		final String transferId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
 		final TransferOnThreddsReport tr = new TransferOnThreddsReport(transferId, folderId, false, null);
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ public class PublishOnThredds {
 				try{
 
 					WsUtil.setTransferPublishingOnThredds(httpSession, tr);
-					System.out.println("Setting ws user token : "+publishingUserToken);
+					System.out.println("Setting ws user token : "+wsScopeUserToken);
 
 					TokenSetter.setToken(wsScopeUserToken);
-					FolderConfiguration folderConfig=new FolderConfiguration(publishingUserToken,folderId,catalogueName);
+					FolderConfiguration folderConfig=new FolderConfiguration(publishingTargetScopeUserToken,folderId,catalogueName);
 					folderConfig.setProvidedMetadata(false);
 
 					if(metadataFolderID!=null){