diff --git a/smartgears/r_connector/defaults/main.yml b/smartgears/r_connector/defaults/main.yml
index af47ee31..25828362 100644
--- a/smartgears/r_connector/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/smartgears/r_connector/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 gcube_repository: 'gcube-staging'
 r_connector_install: False
-r_connector_ver: 2.1.2-4.3.0-144071
+r_connector_ver: 2.1.3-4.4.0-146364
 r_connector_name: r-connector
 r_connector_group_id: org.gcube.data.analysis
 r_connector_extension: war
diff --git a/smartgears/r_connector/templates/rusersadd.j2 b/smartgears/r_connector/templates/rusersadd.j2
index 009b716b..1853a4b6 100755
--- a/smartgears/r_connector/templates/rusersadd.j2
+++ b/smartgears/r_connector/templates/rusersadd.j2
@@ -10,11 +10,18 @@ ALLOW_LOCAL_USERS=1
 RPROFILE_FILE='{{ r_connector_rprofile_path }}/{{ r_connector_rprofile_filename }}'
 
 if [ -d $HDIR ] ; then
-    logger "$LOG_PREFIX user $HDIR directory exists"
-    sudo /usr/bin/touch ${HDIR}/{{ r_connector_userconfig }}
-    sudo /bin/chown ${USER}:{{ smartgears_user }} $HDIR/{{ r_connector_userconfig }}
-    sudo /usr/bin/setfacl -m u:${USER}:rw,g:{{ smartgears_user }}:rw $HDIR/{{ r_connector_userconfig }}
-    exit 0
+    if id -u $USER >/dev/null 2>&1
+    then
+        logger "$LOG_PREFIX user $HDIR directory exists. Touching the userconfig.csv file to ensure that it exists with the correct permissions"
+        sudo /usr/bin/touch ${HDIR}/{{ r_connector_userconfig }}
+        sudo /bin/chown ${USER}:{{ smartgears_user }} $HDIR/{{ r_connector_userconfig }}
+        sudo /usr/bin/setfacl -m u:${USER}:rw,g:{{ smartgears_user }}:rw $HDIR/{{ r_connector_userconfig }}
+        sudo /bin/ln -s $RPROFILE_FILE $HDIR/{{ r_connector_rprofile_filename }}
+        exit 0
+    else
+        logger "$LOG_PREFIX user $HDIR directory exists but the user not. Aborting."
+        exit 1
+    fi
 else 
     if id -u $USER >/dev/null 2>&1
     then