diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/wswidget/StorageHubServiceUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/wswidget/StorageHubServiceUtil.java
index c6650fb..45a4a82 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/wswidget/StorageHubServiceUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/wswidget/StorageHubServiceUtil.java
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ public class StorageHubServiceUtil {
 	 * @param request
 	 * @return the VRE Folders Id
 	 */
-	public static String getVREFoldersId(HttpServletRequest request) {
+	public static String getVREFoldersId(String groupId) {
 		String toReturn = "";
-		String currentContext = PortalContext.getConfiguration().getCurrentScope(request);
+		String currentContext = PortalContext.getConfiguration().getCurrentScope(groupId);
 		_log.debug("getVREFoldersId, context="+currentContext);
 		ScopeProvider.instance.set(currentContext);
 		try {
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/html/workspacewidget/view.jsp b/src/main/webapp/html/workspacewidget/view.jsp
index ad412cd..81a3340 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/html/workspacewidget/view.jsp
+++ b/src/main/webapp/html/workspacewidget/view.jsp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 			</c:when>
 			<c:otherwise>
 				<td>
-					<%pageContext.setAttribute("vreFoldersId", StorageHubServiceUtil.getVREFoldersId(request));%>
+					<%pageContext.setAttribute("vreFoldersId", StorageHubServiceUtil.getVREFoldersId(PortalUtil.getScopeGroupId(request)));%>
 					<c:if test="${not empty vreFoldersId}">
 						<div id="vreFoldersDiv" class="ws-recents">
 							<a