diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsthreddssync/server/ThreddsWorkspaceSyncServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsthreddssync/server/ThreddsWorkspaceSyncServiceImpl.java
index 73fe01f..8b9f8f2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsthreddssync/server/ThreddsWorkspaceSyncServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsthreddssync/server/ThreddsWorkspaceSyncServiceImpl.java
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+
 import org.gcube.common.portal.PortalContext;
 import org.gcube.portal.wssynclibrary.shared.ItemNotSynched;
 import org.gcube.portal.wssynclibrary.shared.WorkspaceFolderLocked;
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ import com.google.gwt.user.server.rpc.RemoteServiceServlet;
 import com.liferay.portal.service.UserLocalServiceUtil;
 
 
+// TODO: Auto-generated Javadoc
 /**
  * The server side implementation of the RPC service.
  *
@@ -127,10 +130,26 @@ public class ThreddsWorkspaceSyncServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implem
 	public WsThreddsSynchFolderDescriptor getConfiguration(String folderId, boolean loadStatus)
 			throws WorkspaceFolderLocked, Exception {
 		logger.debug("called isItemSynched for folderId: " + folderId);
+		GCubeUser user = PortalContext.getConfiguration().getCurrentUser(this.getThreadLocalRequest());
+		return getConfiguration(folderId, loadStatus, this.getThreadLocalRequest(), user);
+	}
+	
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the configuration.
+	 *
+	 * @param folderId the folder id
+	 * @param loadStatus the load status
+	 * @param httpRequest the http request
+	 * @param user the user
+	 * @return the configuration
+	 * @throws Exception the exception
+	 */
+	public WsThreddsSynchFolderDescriptor getConfiguration(String folderId, boolean loadStatus, HttpServletRequest httpRequest, GCubeUser user) throws Exception {
+		logger.debug("called internal getConfiguration for folderId: " + folderId);
 
 		try {
-			GCubeUser user = PortalContext.getConfiguration().getCurrentUser(this.getThreadLocalRequest());
-			ThSyncFolderDescriptor theConfig = getSyncService().getConfiguration(folderId, loadStatus, this.getThreadLocalRequest(), user);
+			ThSyncFolderDescriptor theConfig = getSyncService().getConfiguration(folderId, loadStatus, httpRequest, user);
 
 			if (theConfig != null) {
 				logger.info("Folder id: " + folderId + " is synched");