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 6540877..92cbdab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/wssynclibrary/thredds/WorkspaceThreddsSynchronize.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/wssynclibrary/thredds/WorkspaceThreddsSynchronize.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.HomeLibrary;
 import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.workspace.Properties;
 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.scope.api.ScopeProvider;
 import org.gcube.portal.wssynclibrary.shared.ItemNotSynched;
 import org.gcube.portal.wssynclibrary.shared.WorkspaceFolderLocked;
@@ -300,43 +300,40 @@ public class WorkspaceThreddsSynchronize implements WorkspaceThreddsSynchronized
 	 * @throws ItemNotSynched the item not synched
 	 * @throws Exception the exception
 	 */
-	public Sync_Status getSynchedStatusFromItemProperty(String folderId, String username) throws ItemNotSynched, Exception{
+	public Sync_Status getSynchedStatusFromItemProperty(String itemId, String username) throws ItemNotSynched, Exception{
 
-		if(folderId==null)
+		if(itemId==null)
 			throw new Exception("Invalid parameter itemId is null");
 
 		String scope = ScopeProvider.instance.get();
 		if(scope == null || scope.isEmpty())
 			throw new Exception("You must set a valid scope into ScopeProvider instance");
 
-		WorkspaceFolder folder = null;
+		WorkspaceItem wsItem = null;
 
 		try {
 
 			logger.debug("Scope provider instancied at: "+scope);
 			Workspace workspace = HomeLibrary.getUserWorkspace(username);
-			folder = (WorkspaceFolder) workspace.getItem(folderId);
+			wsItem = workspace.getItem(itemId);
 
 		}catch (Exception e) {
-			logger.error("Error HL side: "+folderId, e);
-			throw new Exception("Sorry an error occurred getting HL item for id: "+folderId);
+			logger.error("Error HL side: "+itemId, e);
+			throw new Exception("Sorry, an error occurred getting synched status for item id: "+itemId, e);
 		}
 
-		if(folder==null)
-			throw new Exception("Sorry an error occurred getting HL item for id: "+folderId);
-
-		Properties properties = folder.getProperties();
+		Properties properties = wsItem.getProperties();
 
 		if(properties==null || properties.getProperties()==null || properties.getProperties().size()==0) {
 			throw new ItemNotSynched("No properties to read");
 		}
 
 		String wsSyncStatus = properties.getProperties().get(WS_SYNCH_SYNCH_STATUS);
-		logger.info("Folder id: "+folder.getId()+" has current: "+WS_SYNCH_SYNCH_STATUS +" value at: "+wsSyncStatus);
+		logger.info("Item id: "+itemId+" has current: "+WS_SYNCH_SYNCH_STATUS +" value at: "+wsSyncStatus);
 		try {
 			return Sync_Status.valueOf(wsSyncStatus);
 		}catch (Exception e) {
-			logger.warn(wsSyncStatus + "is not value of "+Sync_Status.values());
+			logger.warn(wsSyncStatus + " is not value of "+Sync_Status.values()+", returning null");
 			return null;
 		}
 	}