diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/workspaceuploader/server/upload/WorkspaceUploaderMng.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/workspaceuploader/server/upload/WorkspaceUploaderMng.java
index 24fbce9..918a9fd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/workspaceuploader/server/upload/WorkspaceUploaderMng.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/workspaceuploader/server/upload/WorkspaceUploaderMng.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class WorkspaceUploaderMng {
 					| IOException e) {
 				logger.error("Error during upload: ",e);
 				workspaceUploader.setUploadStatus(UPLOAD_STATUS.FAILED);
-				workspaceUploader.setStatusDescription("An error occurred during upload: "+itemName+": "+e.getMessage());
+				workspaceUploader.setStatusDescription("An error occurred during upload: "+itemName+". "+e.getMessage());
 				try {
 					WsUtil.putWorkspaceUploaderInSession(httpSession, workspaceUploader);
 				} catch (Exception e1) {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public class WorkspaceUploaderMng {
 			} catch (ItemNotFoundException | WrongItemTypeException | WorkspaceFolderNotFoundException | WrongDestinationException e) {
 				logger.error("Error during overwrite: ",e);
 				workspaceUploader.setUploadStatus(UPLOAD_STATUS.FAILED);
-				workspaceUploader.setStatusDescription("An error occurred during upload: "+itemName+": "+e.getMessage());
+				workspaceUploader.setStatusDescription("An error occurred during upload: "+itemName+". "+e.getMessage());
 				try {
 					WsUtil.putWorkspaceUploaderInSession(httpSession, workspaceUploader);
 				} catch (Exception e1) {
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public class WorkspaceUploaderMng {
 		} catch (InternalErrorException e) {
 			logger.error("Error during uploading: ",e);
 			workspaceUploader.setUploadStatus(UPLOAD_STATUS.FAILED);
-			workspaceUploader.setStatusDescription("An error occurred during upload: "+itemName+": "+e.getMessage());
+			workspaceUploader.setStatusDescription("An error occurred during upload: "+itemName+". "+e.getMessage());
 			try {
 				WsUtil.putWorkspaceUploaderInSession(httpSession, workspaceUploader);
 			} catch (Exception e1) {