diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/AppControllerExplorer.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/AppControllerExplorer.java
index 5347f49..75add9a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/AppControllerExplorer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/AppControllerExplorer.java
@@ -2092,7 +2092,7 @@ public class AppControllerExplorer implements EventHandler, TreeAppControllerInt
 
 				} else if (event instanceof UpdatedVREPermissionEvent) {
 					UpdatedVREPermissionEvent vreEvent = (UpdatedVREPermissionEvent) event;
-					sub.updatedVREPermissions(vreEvent.getVreFolderId());
+					sub.updatedVREPermissions(vreEvent.getVreFolder());
 
 				} else if (event instanceof UpdateWorkspaceSizeEvent) {
 					sub.updateWorksapaceSize(true);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/event/UpdatedVREPermissionEvent.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/event/UpdatedVREPermissionEvent.java
index 1c27ef8..4e64fa1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/event/UpdatedVREPermissionEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/event/UpdatedVREPermissionEvent.java
@@ -2,37 +2,56 @@ package org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.client.event;
 
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.client.interfaces.EventsTypeEnum;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.client.interfaces.GuiEventInterface;
+import org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.client.model.FileModel;
 
 import com.google.gwt.event.shared.GwtEvent;
 
+
 /**
- * 
- * @author Francesco Mangiacrapa francesco.mangiacrapa{@literal @}isti.cnr.it
- * Mar 14, 2014
+ * The Class UpdatedVREPermissionEvent.
  *
+ * @author Francesco Mangiacrapa at ISTI-CNR (francesco.mangiacrapa@isti.cnr.it)
+ * 
+ * Sep 17, 2019
  */
 public class UpdatedVREPermissionEvent extends GwtEvent<UpdatedVREPermissionEventHandler> implements GuiEventInterface {
 	public static Type<UpdatedVREPermissionEventHandler> TYPE = new Type<UpdatedVREPermissionEventHandler>();
 
-	private String vreFolderId = null;
+	private FileModel vreFolder = null;
 
-	public UpdatedVREPermissionEvent(String folderId) {
-		this.vreFolderId = folderId;
+	/**
+	 * Instantiates a new updated VRE permission event.
+	 *
+	 * @param folder the folder
+	 */
+	public UpdatedVREPermissionEvent(FileModel folder) {
+		this.vreFolder = folder;
 	}
 
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see com.google.gwt.event.shared.GwtEvent#getAssociatedType()
+	 */
 	@Override
 	public Type<UpdatedVREPermissionEventHandler> getAssociatedType() {
 		return TYPE;
 	}
 
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see com.google.gwt.event.shared.GwtEvent#dispatch(com.google.gwt.event.shared.EventHandler)
+	 */
 	@Override
 	protected void dispatch(UpdatedVREPermissionEventHandler handler) {
 		handler.onUpdateVREPermissions(this);
 
 	}
-
-	public String getVreFolderId() {
-		return vreFolderId;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Gets the vre folder.
+	 *
+	 * @return the vre folder
+	 */
+	public FileModel getVreFolder() {
+		return vreFolder;
 	}
 
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/interfaces/SubscriberInterface.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/interfaces/SubscriberInterface.java
index eae6cc6..7e50191 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/interfaces/SubscriberInterface.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/interfaces/SubscriberInterface.java
@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ public interface SubscriberInterface {
 			List<FileModel> targetFileModels);
 
 	/**
-	 * Updated vre permissions.
+	 * Updated VRE permissions.
 	 *
-	 * @param vreFolderId the vre folder id
+	 * @param vreFolder the vre folder
 	 */
-	void updatedVREPermissions(String vreFolderId);
+	void updatedVREPermissions(FileModel vreFolder);
 
 	/**
 	 * Changed file model id.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/view/sharing/DialogPermission.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/view/sharing/DialogPermission.java
index a76814f..29e444d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/view/sharing/DialogPermission.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/view/sharing/DialogPermission.java
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public class DialogPermission extends Dialog {
 											"The permissions have been changed correctly");
 
 									AppControllerExplorer.getEventBus()
-											.fireEvent(new UpdatedVREPermissionEvent(folder.getIdentifier()));
+											.fireEvent(new UpdatedVREPermissionEvent(folder));
 								}
 							});
 				}