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 8a504c8..97480bc 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
@@ -96,26 +96,35 @@ public class WorkspaceUploaderMng {
 			} catch (Exception e1) {
 				logger.error("Error during WorkspaceUploaderItem session update: ",e1);
 			}
-			} catch (InsufficientPrivilegesException
-					| ItemAlreadyExistException | InternalErrorException
-					| IOException e) {
-				logger.error("Error during upload: ",e);
-				workspaceUploader.setStatusDescription("An error occurred during upload: "+itemName+". "+e.getMessage());
-				workspaceUploader.setUploadStatus(UPLOAD_STATUS.FAILED);
-				try {
-					WsUtil.putWorkspaceUploaderInSession(httpSession, workspaceUploader);
-				} catch (Exception e1) {
-					logger.error("Error during WorkspaceUploaderItem session update: ",e1);
-				}
-			} catch (ItemNotFoundException | WrongItemTypeException | WorkspaceFolderNotFoundException | WrongDestinationException e) {
-				logger.error("Error during overwrite: ",e);
-				workspaceUploader.setStatusDescription("An error occurred during upload: "+itemName+". "+e.getMessage());
-				workspaceUploader.setUploadStatus(UPLOAD_STATUS.FAILED);
-				try {
-					WsUtil.putWorkspaceUploaderInSession(httpSession, workspaceUploader);
-				} catch (Exception e1) {
-					logger.error("Error during WorkspaceUploaderItem session update: ",e1);
-				}
+		} catch (InsufficientPrivilegesException
+				| ItemAlreadyExistException | InternalErrorException
+				| IOException e) {
+			logger.error("Error during upload: ",e);
+			workspaceUploader.setStatusDescription("An error occurred during upload: "+itemName+". "+e.getMessage());
+			workspaceUploader.setUploadStatus(UPLOAD_STATUS.FAILED);
+			try {
+				WsUtil.putWorkspaceUploaderInSession(httpSession, workspaceUploader);
+			} catch (Exception e1) {
+				logger.error("Error during WorkspaceUploaderItem session update: ",e1);
+			}
+		} catch (ItemNotFoundException | WrongItemTypeException | WorkspaceFolderNotFoundException | WrongDestinationException e) {
+			logger.error("Error during overwrite: ",e);
+			workspaceUploader.setStatusDescription("An error occurred during upload: "+itemName+". "+e.getMessage());
+			workspaceUploader.setUploadStatus(UPLOAD_STATUS.FAILED);
+			try {
+				WsUtil.putWorkspaceUploaderInSession(httpSession, workspaceUploader);
+			} catch (Exception e1) {
+				logger.error("Error during WorkspaceUploaderItem session update: ",e1);
+			}
+		}catch(UploadCanceledException e){
+			logger.info("UploadCanceledException thrown by client..");
+			workspaceUploader.setStatusDescription("Aborted upload: "+itemName);
+			workspaceUploader.setUploadStatus(UPLOAD_STATUS.ABORTED);
+			try {
+				WsUtil.putWorkspaceUploaderInSession(httpSession, workspaceUploader);
+			} catch (Exception e1) {
+				logger.error("Error during WorkspaceUploaderItem session update: ",e1);
+			}
 		}finally{
 			try {
 //				StreamUtils.deleteTempFile(uploadFile);
@@ -166,6 +175,15 @@ public class WorkspaceUploaderMng {
 			} catch (Exception e1) {
 				logger.error("Error during WorkspaceUploaderItem session update: ",e1);
 			}
+		}catch(UploadCanceledException e){
+			logger.info("UploadCanceledException thrown by client..");
+			workspaceUploader.setStatusDescription("Aborted upload: "+itemName);
+			workspaceUploader.setUploadStatus(UPLOAD_STATUS.ABORTED);
+			try {
+				WsUtil.putWorkspaceUploaderInSession(httpSession, workspaceUploader);
+			} catch (Exception e1) {
+				logger.error("Error during WorkspaceUploaderItem session update: ",e1);
+			}
 		}finally{
 			try {
 //				StreamUtils.deleteTempFile(uploadFile);