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 5190cc7..259acb3 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
@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ public class WorkspaceUploaderMng {
 			} catch (Exception e1) {
 				logger.error("Error during WorkspaceUploaderItem session update: ",e1);
 			}
-		} catch (InternalErrorException
-				| IOException e) {
+		} catch (InternalErrorException | IOException e) {
 			logger.error("Error during upload: ",e);
 			workspaceUploader.setStatusDescription("An error occurred server-side during upload: "+itemName+". "+e.getMessage() +". Try again");
 			workspaceUploader.setUploadStatus(UPLOAD_STATUS.FAILED);
@@ -112,10 +111,16 @@ public class WorkspaceUploaderMng {
 				logger.error("Error during WorkspaceUploaderItem session update: ",e1);
 			}
 
-		} catch (InsufficientPrivilegesException| ItemAlreadyExistException | ItemNotFoundException | WrongItemTypeException | WorkspaceFolderNotFoundException | WrongDestinationException e) {
-			logger.error("Error during overwrite: ",e);
-			workspaceUploader.setStatusDescription("An error occurred during upload: "+itemName+". "+e.getMessage());
+		} catch (InsufficientPrivilegesException | ItemAlreadyExistException | ItemNotFoundException | WrongItemTypeException | WorkspaceFolderNotFoundException | WrongDestinationException e) {
+			logger.error("Error during file uploading: ",e);
 			workspaceUploader.setUploadStatus(UPLOAD_STATUS.FAILED);
+
+			if (e instanceof InsufficientPrivilegesException){
+				String folderName = destinationFolder.getName();
+				workspaceUploader.setStatusDescription("You have not permission to upload in the folder: "+folderName);
+			}else{
+				workspaceUploader.setStatusDescription("An error occurred during upload: "+itemName+". "+e.getMessage());
+			}
 			try {
 				WsUtil.putWorkspaceUploaderInSession(httpSession, workspaceUploader);
 			} catch (Exception e1) {