diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/server/DownloadFolderWebSocketServer.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/server/DownloadFolderWebSocketServer.java
index d3e7e6c..e2c9cf3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/server/DownloadFolderWebSocketServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/server/DownloadFolderWebSocketServer.java
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.channels.FileChannel;
-import java.nio.file.Files;
-import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -25,11 +23,9 @@ import javax.websocket.server.ServerEndpoint;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.gcube.common.authorization.library.provider.UserInfo;
 import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.HomeLibrary;
-import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.exceptions.InternalErrorException;
 import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.workspace.Workspace;
 import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.workspace.WorkspaceFolder;
 import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.workspace.WorkspaceItem;
-import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.workspace.exceptions.ItemNotFoundException;
 import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.util.zip.ZipUtil;
 import org.gcube.common.portal.PortalContext;
 import org.gcube.common.scope.api.ScopeProvider;
@@ -73,12 +69,12 @@ public class DownloadFolderWebSocketServer {
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			
+
 		}
 	}
 	private final static String DEFAULT_ROLE = "OrganizationMember";
 	private static void setAuthorizationToken(String username) throws Exception {
-	
+
 		String scope = "/"+PortalContext.getConfiguration().getInfrastructureName();
 		ScopeProvider.instance.set(scope);
 		_log.debug("calling service token on scope " + scope);
@@ -88,7 +84,7 @@ public class DownloadFolderWebSocketServer {
 		_log.debug("received token: "+token);
 		_log.info("Security token set in session for: "+username + " on " + scope);
 	}
-	
+
 	private String zipFolder(String itemId, Session peer, String username) {
 
 		_log.info("FOLDER DOWNLOAD REQUEST itemId="+itemId + " user=" + username);
@@ -108,14 +104,8 @@ public class DownloadFolderWebSocketServer {
 		try {
 
 			item = wa.getItem(itemId);
-			try{
-				//ACCOUNTING
-				item.markAsRead(true);
-			} catch (InternalErrorException e) {
-				_log.error("Requested item "+itemId+" has thrown an internal error exception",e);
-			}
 
-		} catch (ItemNotFoundException e) {
+		} catch (Exception e) {
 			_log.error("Requested item "+itemId+" not found",e);
 			 peer.getAsyncRemote().sendText(ConstantsExplorer.DOWNLOAD_WORKSPACE_FOLDER_PROTOCOL_ERROR_NOT_FOUND);
 			 return null;
@@ -126,7 +116,7 @@ public class DownloadFolderWebSocketServer {
 			case FOLDER:{
 				try {
 					File tmpZip = ZipUtil.zipFolder((WorkspaceFolder) item);
-					
+
 					String tmpSys = System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir");
 					String randomDirName = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
 					String toReturn = randomDirName + File.separator + item.getName();
@@ -137,7 +127,7 @@ public class DownloadFolderWebSocketServer {
 					File toCopy = new File(tmpSys + File.separator + toReturn);
 					if (!toCopy.exists())
 						toCopy.createNewFile();
-					copyFileUsingFileChannels(tmpZip, toCopy);				
+					copyFileUsingFileChannels(tmpZip, toCopy);
 					_log.info("Zipped folder in="+toCopy.getAbsolutePath() + ", returning="+toReturn);
 					tmpZip.deleteOnExit();
 					return toReturn;
@@ -167,6 +157,6 @@ public class DownloadFolderWebSocketServer {
 	}
 
 
-	
+
 
 }
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