diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/AppController.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/AppController.java
index 86295cc..df7241a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/AppController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/AppController.java
@@ -1209,11 +1209,8 @@ public class AppController implements SubscriberInterface {
 		GWT.log("GET PARAMETER "+ConstantsPortlet.GET_ITEMID_PARAMETER+": "+itemIdParameter);
 		GWT.log("GET PARAMETER "+ConstantsPortlet.GET_OPERATION_PARAMETER+": "+operationParameter);
 		GWT.log("GET PARAMETER "+ConstantsPortlet.GET_VALIDATE_SESSION+": "+validateSession);
-
-		final boolean instanceWithGrouping = readCookieWorkspaceGridViewSetting();
-
-		System.out.println("Cookie "+ConstantsPortlet.GCUBE_COOKIE_WORKSPACE_GRID_VIEW_SETTING + " return "+instanceWithGrouping);
-		System.out.println("Session Validating is "+sessionValidating);
+		//removed that it reads from the cookie
+		final boolean instanceWithGrouping = false;
 
 		boolean isSearch = false;
 		boolean isSearchForItemId = false;
@@ -1401,7 +1398,7 @@ public class AppController implements SubscriberInterface {
 		String msg = Cookies.getCookie(ConstantsPortlet.GCUBE_COOKIE_WORKSPACE_GRID_VIEW_SETTING);
 		//if null, there was no cookie
 		if(msg == null){
-			setCookieGridViewSetting("true");
+			setCookieGridViewSetting("false");
 			return true;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/view/toolbars/GxtToolBarItemFunctionality.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/view/toolbars/GxtToolBarItemFunctionality.java
index 9e3dd9a..fdf755e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/view/toolbars/GxtToolBarItemFunctionality.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/client/view/toolbars/GxtToolBarItemFunctionality.java
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public class GxtToolBarItemFunctionality {
 		btnGridView.setToolTip("Categorize");
 		btnGridView.setScale(ButtonScale.MEDIUM);
 		btnGridView.setIconAlign(IconAlign.TOP);
-		btnGridView.toggle(true);
+		btnGridView.toggle(false);
 		btnGridView.setArrowAlign(ButtonArrowAlign.BOTTOM);
 		toolBar.add(btnGridView);