diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/wssynclibrary/DoCheckSyncItem.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/wssynclibrary/DoCheckSyncItem.java
index 8b56022..b202d42 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/wssynclibrary/DoCheckSyncItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/wssynclibrary/DoCheckSyncItem.java
@@ -7,37 +7,42 @@ import org.gcube.portal.wssynclibrary.shared.ItemNotSynched;
 import org.gcube.usecases.ws.thredds.faults.WorkspaceInteractionException;
 import org.gcube.usecases.ws.thredds.faults.WorkspaceNotSynchedException;
 
-// TODO: Auto-generated Javadoc
 /**
  * The Interface DoCheckSyncItem.
  *
- * @author Francesco Mangiacrapa francesco.mangiacrapa@isti.cnr.it
- * Feb 8, 2018
+ * @author Francesco Mangiacrapa francesco.mangiacrapa@isti.cnr.it Feb 8, 2018
  * @param <T> the generic type
  */
 public interface DoCheckSyncItem<T> {
 
-
 	/**
 	 * Check item synched.
 	 *
 	 * @param itemId the item id
 	 * @return the t
 	 * @throws ItemNotSynched the item not synched
-	 * @throws Exception the exception
+	 * @throws Exception      the exception
 	 */
 	T checkItemSynched(String itemId) throws ItemNotSynched, Exception;
-	
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * Gets the configuration.
 	 *
 	 * @param itemId the item id
 	 * @return the configuration
 	 * @throws WorkspaceInteractionException the workspace interaction exception
-	 * @throws WorkspaceNotSynchedException the workspace not synched exception
-	 * @throws Exception 
+	 * @throws WorkspaceNotSynchedException  the workspace not synched exception
+	 * @throws Exception                     the exception
 	 */
 	T getConfiguration(String itemId) throws WorkspaceInteractionException, WorkspaceNotSynchedException, Exception;
 
+	/**
+	 * Checks if is item synched.
+	 *
+	 * @param itemId the item id
+	 * @return true, if is item synched
+	 * @throws Exception the exception
+	 */
+	boolean isItemSynched(String itemId) throws Exception;
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/wssynclibrary/shared/thredds/ThSynchFolderConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/wssynclibrary/shared/thredds/ThSynchFolderConfiguration.java
index ccf4d5f..71b18a6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/wssynclibrary/shared/thredds/ThSynchFolderConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/wssynclibrary/shared/thredds/ThSynchFolderConfiguration.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package org.gcube.portal.wssynclibrary.shared.thredds;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
-// TODO: Auto-generated Javadoc
 /**
  * The Class ThSynchFolderConfiguration.
  *
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ public class ThSynchFolderConfiguration implements Serializable {
 	 * Instantiates a new th synch folder configuration.
 	 */
 	public ThSynchFolderConfiguration() {
-		// TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
+
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -186,7 +185,4 @@ public class ThSynchFolderConfiguration implements Serializable {
 		return builder.toString();
 	}
 
-	
-	
-
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/wssynclibrary/thredds/WorkspaceThreddsSynchronize.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/wssynclibrary/thredds/WorkspaceThreddsSynchronize.java
index 0950e61..9f6c488 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/wssynclibrary/thredds/WorkspaceThreddsSynchronize.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/wssynclibrary/thredds/WorkspaceThreddsSynchronize.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import org.gcube.usecases.ws.thredds.model.gui.CatalogBean;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+// TODO: Auto-generated Javadoc
 /**
  * The Class WorkspaceThreddsSynchronize.
  *
@@ -364,7 +365,34 @@ public class WorkspaceThreddsSynchronize
 		ThSynchFolderConfiguration toFolderConfig = ThreddsConverter.toThSynchFolderConfiguration
 				.apply(syncFolderConfig);
 
-		return new ThSyncFolderDescriptor(itemId, null, toFolderConfig, false, null,null);
+		return new ThSyncFolderDescriptor(itemId, null, toFolderConfig, false, null, null);
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks if is item synched.
+	 *
+	 * @param itemId the item id
+	 * @return true, if is item synched
+	 * @throws Exception the exception
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean isItemSynched(String itemId) throws Exception {
+
+		ThSyncFolderDescriptor config = null;
+		try {
+			config = getConfiguration(itemId);
+		} catch (WorkspaceNotSynchedException e) {
+			logger.debug("WorkspaceNotSynchedException catched, the item id: " + itemId + " is not synched");
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			logger.debug("Error on getting configuration for the item id: " + itemId
+					+ ", returning null (means not synched)");
+		}
+
+		if (config != null)
+			return true;
+
+		return false;
 
 	}