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 d5bd1cc..6be71d5 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
@@ -2500,16 +2500,21 @@ public class GWTWorkspaceServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements GWT
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public List<InfoContactModel> getAdministratorsByFolderId(String folderId) throws Exception {
-		List<InfoContactModel> admins = new ArrayList<InfoContactModel>();
 
 		if(folderId==null)
-			return admins;
+			return new ArrayList<InfoContactModel>();
 		try {
-			workspaceLogger.info("Getting administator/s to folder: "+folderId);
+			workspaceLogger.info("Getting administator/s for the folder: "+folderId);
 			WorkspaceFolder wsFolder = getSharedWorkspaceFolderForId(folderId);
-			GWTWorkspaceBuilder builder = getGWTWorkspaceBuilder();
-			WorkspaceSharedFolder wsSharedFolder = (WorkspaceSharedFolder) wsFolder;
-			return builder.buildGxtInfoContactsFromPortalLogins(wsSharedFolder.getAdministrators());
+
+			//Reading the base Shared Folder
+			Workspace workspace = getWorkspace();
+			WorkspaceSharedFolder wsBaseSharedFolder = (WorkspaceSharedFolder) workspace.getItem(wsFolder.getIdSharedFolder());
+			//Reading ADMINS from Root Shared Folder
+			List<String> admins = wsBaseSharedFolder.getAdministrators();
+
+			workspaceLogger.info("Returning admin/s from HL: "+admins.toString());
+			return GWTWorkspaceBuilder.buildGxtInfoContactsFromPortalLogins(admins);
 
 		} catch (WorkspaceHandledException e){
 			workspaceLogger.error("Error in server getAdministratorsByFolderId: "+e.getMessage());
@@ -2569,6 +2574,7 @@ public class GWTWorkspaceServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements GWT
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public WorkspaceACL getACLBySharedFolderId(String identifier) throws Exception {
+		//THESE ARE WRITE_OWN, WRITE_ALL, READ_ONLY
 		workspaceLogger.info("Getting ACLBySharedFolderId: "+identifier);
 		if(identifier==null || identifier.isEmpty()){
 			workspaceLogger.warn("Getting ACLBySharedFolderId identifier is null or empty, returning null");