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 ee89197..393921b 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
@@ -129,14 +129,14 @@ public class ThreddsWorkspaceSyncServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implem
 	/**
 	 * Gets the available THREDDS catalogues for target scope.
 	 *
-	 * @param targetScope the target scope
+	 * @param targetFullScope the target scope
 	 * @return the available catalogues for scope
 	 * @throws Exception the exception
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public List<ThCatalogueBean> getAvailableCataloguesForScope(String targetScope) throws Exception {
+	public List<ThCatalogueBean> getAvailableCataloguesForScope(String targetFullScope) throws Exception {
 
-		if(targetScope==null)
+		if(targetFullScope==null)
 			throw new Exception("Invalid scope null");
 
 		String originalScope = null;
@@ -150,19 +150,20 @@ public class ThreddsWorkspaceSyncServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implem
 			originalScope = wsScope;
 			originalToken = wsUserToken;
 				
-			String targetScopeUserToken = PortalContext.getConfiguration().getCurrentUserToken(targetScope, user.getUsername());
-			listCtlgs = getSyncService().getAvailableCataloguesByToken(targetScope, wsUserToken, targetScopeUserToken);
+			String targetScopeUserToken = PortalContext.getConfiguration().getCurrentUserToken(targetFullScope, user.getUsername());
+			listCtlgs = getSyncService().getAvailableCataloguesByToken(targetFullScope, wsUserToken, targetScopeUserToken);
 	
-			logger.debug("Retuning "+listCtlgs.size()+" Catalogues for scope: "+targetScope);
+			logger.debug("Retuning "+listCtlgs.size()+" Catalogues for scope: "+targetFullScope);
 			if(logger.isDebugEnabled()){
 				for (ThCatalogueBean thCatalogueBean : listCtlgs) {
 					logger.debug(thCatalogueBean.toString());
 				}
 			}
 		}catch (Exception e) {
-			logger.error("Error on checking available Catalogue in the scope: "+targetScope, e);
+			logger.error("Error on checking available Catalogue in the scope: "+targetFullScope, e);
 		}finally {
-			if(originalScope!=null && originalScope.compareTo(targetScope)!=0) {
+			
+			if(originalScope!=null && originalScope.compareTo(targetFullScope)!=0) {
 				logger.info("Resetting the scope: "+originalScope + " was original WS context");
 				ScopeProvider.instance.set(originalScope);
 				if(originalToken!=null) {
@@ -252,10 +253,13 @@ public class ThreddsWorkspaceSyncServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implem
 			List<GCubeGroup> listOfGroups = new ArrayList<GCubeGroup>(filteredGroupsForGatw);
 			logger.info("list of VREs in the gateway "+gatewayHostname+" are "+listOfGroups.size());
 			for (GCubeGroup gCubeGroup : listOfGroups) {
+				long groupId = gCubeGroup.getGroupId();
+				String fullScope = groupManager.getInfrastructureScope(groupId);
+				logger.debug("For groupId: "+groupId+" got full scope: "+fullScope); 
 				GcubeScopeType scopeType=null;
-				if(groupManager.isVRE(gCubeGroup.getGroupId())){
+				if(groupManager.isVRE(groupId)){
 					scopeType =  GcubeScopeType.VRE;
-				}else if(groupManager.isVO(gCubeGroup.getGroupId())){
+				}else if(groupManager.isVO(groupId)){
 					scopeType =  GcubeScopeType.VO;
 				}
 //				}else if(groupManager.isRootVO(gCubeGroup.getGroupId())){
@@ -265,7 +269,7 @@ public class ThreddsWorkspaceSyncServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implem
 				if(scopeType!=null){
 					GatewayRolesThredds roles = WsUtil.getThreddsRoleFor(user, gCubeGroup);
 					//Adding only the scope where the user has the THREDDS_ADMIN role
-					GcubeScope gcubeScope = checkDataManagerCapacityAndThreddsCatalogue(roles, gCubeGroup, groupManager, scopeType);
+					GcubeScope gcubeScope = checkDataManagerCapacityAndThreddsCatalogue(roles, gCubeGroup.getGroupName(), fullScope, groupManager, scopeType);
 					if(gcubeScope!=null) {
 						listOfScopes.add(gcubeScope);
 					}
@@ -274,8 +278,9 @@ public class ThreddsWorkspaceSyncServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implem
 			
 			GCubeGroup theRootVO = groupManager.getRootVO();
 			GatewayRolesThredds roles = WsUtil.getThreddsRoleFor(user, theRootVO);
+			String rootVOFullScope = groupManager.getInfrastructureScope(theRootVO.getGroupId());
 			///ADDING THE ROOT SCOPE if the user has the THREDDS_ADMIN role in the ROOT-VO
-			GcubeScope gcubeScope = checkDataManagerCapacityAndThreddsCatalogue(roles, theRootVO, groupManager, GcubeScopeType.ROOT);
+			GcubeScope gcubeScope = checkDataManagerCapacityAndThreddsCatalogue(roles, theRootVO.getGroupName(), rootVOFullScope, groupManager, GcubeScopeType.ROOT);
 			if(gcubeScope!=null) {
 				listOfScopes.add(gcubeScope);
 			}
@@ -309,22 +314,23 @@ public class ThreddsWorkspaceSyncServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implem
 	 * - the scope has an available THREDDS catalogue configured
 	 *
 	 * @param role the role
-	 * @param scope the scope
+	 * @param scopeName the scope name e.g. devVRE
+	 * @param fullScope the full scope e.g. /gcube/devsec/devVRE
 	 * @param groupManager the group manager
 	 * @param scopeType the scope type
 	 * @return the gcube scope {@link GcubeScope} if the two conditions (see description) are satisfied, null otherwise
 	 * @throws Exception the exception
 	 */
-	private GcubeScope checkDataManagerCapacityAndThreddsCatalogue(GatewayRolesThredds role, GCubeGroup scope, GroupManager groupManager, GcubeScopeType scopeType) throws Exception {
-		
+	private GcubeScope checkDataManagerCapacityAndThreddsCatalogue(GatewayRolesThredds role, String scopeName, String fullScope, GroupManager groupManager, GcubeScopeType scopeType) throws Exception {
+		logger.debug("checking Data-Manager capacity and THREEDS catalogues for role: "+role, "scope name: "+scopeName+", scope: "+fullScope + " scope type: "+scopeType);
 		if(role!=null && role.getRoleName().equalsIgnoreCase(GatewayRolesNames.DATA_MANAGER.getRoleName())){
 			try {
-				List<ThCatalogueBean> list = getAvailableCataloguesForScope(scope.getGroupName());
+				List<ThCatalogueBean> list = getAvailableCataloguesForScope(fullScope);
 				if(list!=null) {
-					return new GcubeScope(scope.getGroupName(), groupManager.getInfrastructureScope(scope.getGroupId()), scopeType);
+					return new GcubeScope(scopeName, fullScope, scopeType);
 				}
 			}catch (Exception e) {
-				logger.error("Error on checking available catalogue for scope: "+scope.getGroupName(), e);
+				logger.error("Error on checking available catalogue for scope: "+fullScope, e);
 			}
 		}
 		return null;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsthreddssync/server/WsUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsthreddssync/server/WsUtil.java
index 21d995a..64148d8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsthreddssync/server/WsUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/wsthreddssync/server/WsUtil.java
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public class WsUtil {
 				}
 			}
 			
-			logger.info("For user: "+user+" in the scope: "+scope.getGroupName()+" read the role/s: " + threddsRoles);
+			logger.info("For user: "+user.getUsername()+" in the scope: "+scope.getGroupName()+" read the role/s: " + threddsRoles);
 			
 			GatewayRolesThredds toReturn = null;
 			if (threddsRoles.contains(GatewayRolesThredds.DATA_MANAGER))