diff --git a/smartgears/smartgears/defaults/main.yml b/smartgears/smartgears/defaults/main.yml
index 0b7d240d..95f1b6dd 100644
--- a/smartgears/smartgears/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/smartgears/smartgears/defaults/main.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ smartgears_user: '{{ d4science_user }}'
 smartgears_user_home: '{{ d4science_user_home }}'
 smartgears_instance_path: '{{ smartgears_user_home }}/tomcat'
 smartgears_install_path: '{{ smartgears_user_home }}/SmartGears'
-smartgears_distribution_version: 2.1.0-4.3.0-142337
+#smartgears_distribution_version: 2.1.0-4.3.0-142337
+smartgears_distribution_version: 2.1.2-4.4.0-146408
 smartgears_file: 'smartgears-distribution-{{ smartgears_distribution_version }}.tar.gz'
 smartgears_url: 'http://maven.research-infrastructures.eu/nexus/content/repositories/{{ gcube_repository }}/org/gcube/distribution/smartgears-distribution/{{ smartgears_distribution_version }}/{{ smartgears_file }}'
 smartgears_mode: online
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ smartgears_country: it
 smartgears_location: pisa
 smartgears_latitude: 41.9000
 smartgears_longitude: 12.5000
-smartgears_publication_frequency: 180
+smartgears_publication_frequency: 300
 smartgears_http_port: 9000
 smartgears_service_name: 'tomcat-instance-{{ smartgears_http_port }}'
 
diff --git a/smartgears/smartgears/tasks/smartgears-app.yml b/smartgears/smartgears/tasks/smartgears-app.yml
index 3af684e7..da2c2399 100644
--- a/smartgears/smartgears/tasks/smartgears-app.yml
+++ b/smartgears/smartgears/tasks/smartgears-app.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,26 @@
   copy: src=TokenGenerator.class dest=/usr/local/lib/TokenGenerator.class owner=root group=root mode=0644
   tags: [ 'smartgears', 'smartgears_conf', 'tomcat' ]
 
+- name: Install the script that manages the smartgears loglevel
+  template: src=change-logback-loglevel.sh.j2 dest=/usr/local/bin/change-logback-loglevel owner=root group=root mode=0755
+  with_items: '{{ tomcat_m_instances }}'
+  when: not item.skip_smartgears 
+  tags: [ 'smartgears', 'smartgears_loglevel', 'tomcat' ]
+
+- name: Change the smartgears log level
+  become: True
+  become_user: '{{ smartgears_user }}'
+  shell: /usr/local/bin/change-logback-loglevel
+  tags: [ 'smartgears', 'tomcat', 'smartgears_loglevel' ]
+
+- name: Remove some wrong symbolic links created by the install/upgrade script
+  file: dest={{ item }} state=absent
+  with_items:
+    - '{{ smartgears_install_path }}/lib/lib'
+    - '{{ smartgears_install_path }}/apps/webapps'
+  when: smartgears_upgrade
+  tags: [ 'smartgears', 'smartgears_conf', 'tomcat' ]
+
 - name: Install the script that fetches the scope tokens
   template: src=get-scopes.j2 dest=/usr/local/bin/get-scopes owner=root group={{ smartgears_user }} mode=0750
   with_items: '{{ tomcat_m_instances }}'
@@ -81,38 +101,20 @@
   with_items: '{{ tomcat_m_instances }}'
   tags: [ 'smartgears', 'smartgears_conf', 'tomcat' ]
 
-- name: Get the scope tokens from the authorization service and assemble the container.xml file
+- name: Get the scope tokens from the authorization service and assemble the container.xml file when whe have an authorization token or we are upgrading
   become: True
   become_user: '{{ smartgears_user }}'
-  shell: /usr/local/bin/get-scopes {{ gcube_admin_token | default(omit) }}
-  when: gcube_admin_token is defined
+  shell: /usr/local/bin/get-scopes {{ gcube_admin_token | default('') }}
+  when: gcube_admin_token is defined or smartgears_upgrade
+  notify: Restart smartgears
   tags: [ 'smartgears', 'smartgears_conf', 'tomcat' ]
 
 - name: Remove the smartgears application state if requested
-  #file: dest={{ smartgears_install_path }}/state state=absent
-  file: dest=/home/gcube/SmartGears/state state=absent
-  when: smartgears_remove_state
-  notify: Restart smartgears 
-  tags: [ 'smartgears', 'smartgears_conf', 'tomcat' ]
-
-- name: Install the script that manages the smartgears loglevel
-  template: src=change-logback-loglevel.sh.j2 dest=/usr/local/bin/change-logback-loglevel owner=root group=root mode=0755
-  with_items: '{{ tomcat_m_instances }}'
-  when: not item.skip_smartgears 
-  tags: [ 'smartgears', 'smartgears_loglevel', 'tomcat' ]
-
-- name: Change the smartgears log level
   become: True
   become_user: '{{ smartgears_user }}'
-  shell: /usr/local/bin/change-logback-loglevel
-  tags: [ 'smartgears', 'tomcat', 'smartgears_loglevel' ]
-
-- name: Remove some wrong symbolic links created by the install/upgrade script
-  file: dest={{ item }} state=absent
-  with_items:
-    - '{{ smartgears_install_path }}/lib/lib'
-    - '{{ smartgears_install_path }}/apps/webapps'
-  when: smartgears_upgrade
+  shell: . {{ smartgears_user_home }}/.bashrc ; cd {{ smartgears_user_home }}/SmartGears/scripts ; ./clean-container-state -s old_saved_scopes.xml
+  when: smartgears_remove_state and not smartgears_upgrade
+  notify: Restart smartgears
   tags: [ 'smartgears', 'smartgears_conf', 'tomcat' ]
 
 - name: Force a smartgears restart
diff --git a/smartgears/smartgears/templates/get-scopes.j2 b/smartgears/smartgears/templates/get-scopes.j2
index 5f835fbf..70a74d1e 100644
--- a/smartgears/smartgears/templates/get-scopes.j2
+++ b/smartgears/smartgears/templates/get-scopes.j2
@@ -6,11 +6,37 @@ CONTAINER_XML_TAIL={{ smartgears_user_home }}/.containerxml/3-container.xml
 LOCAL_LIB=/usr/local/lib
 LOCAL_ETC=/usr/local/etc
 LOG_PREFIX="get-scopes: "
+GHN_ENV_FILE=/etc/default/tomcat-instance-{{ item.http_port }}.local
+SMARTGEARS_VO_AUTH={{ smartgears_authorized_on_all_scopes }}
+SMARTGEARS_UPGRADE={{ smartgears_upgrade }}
+SMARTGEARS_SAVED_STATE_F=saved_scopes_list.xml
+SMARTGEARS_SAVED_STATE_PATH={{ smartgears_user_home }}/SmartGears/$SMARTGEARS_SAVED_STATE_F
+SMARTGEARS_SCRIPTS_DIR={{ smartgears_user_home }}/SmartGears/scripts
+
 
 CONTAINER_XML_FILE={{ smartgears_install_path }}/container.xml
 
+# 0: True, 1: False
+USE_SAVED_STATE=1
+
 RETVAL=
 
+# Scenario:
+# - First installation, no upgrade.
+# - The node must run on all VOs
+# In these cases we use our scopes list
+
+if [ "$SMARTGEARS_VO_AUTH" == 'false' ] ; then
+    if [ "$SMARTGEARS_UPGRADE" == 'True' ] ; then
+        USE_SAVED_STATE=0
+        logger "$LOG_PREFIX setting the correct variables so that we are going to use the local scopes"
+    else
+        logger "$LOG_PREFIX We are going to use our scopes list. A valid token is mandatory"
+    fi
+else
+    logger "$LOG_PREFIX We are going to use our scopes list. A valid token is mandatory"
+fi
+
 SCOPES_LIST=""
 if [ -f $LOCAL_ETC/scopes.list ] ; then
     . $LOCAL_ETC/scopes.list
@@ -18,14 +44,16 @@ else
     logger "$LOG_PREFIX There is no token list, aborting"
     exit 1
 fi
-    
 
-if [ $# -ne 1 ] ; then
-    echo "The token must be passed as the sole argument"
-    logger "$LOG_PREFIX The token must be passed as the sole argument"
+
+if [ $# -ne 1 -a $USE_SAVED_STATE -ne 0 ] ; then
+    echo "The token must be passed as the sole argument when we are not using the local state"
+    logger "$LOG_PREFIX The token must be passed as the sole argument when we are not using the local state"
     exit 1
+elif [ $# -eq 1 ] ; then
+    logger "$LOG_PREFIX We have an authorization token"
+    TOKEN=$1
 fi
-TOKEN=$1
 
 {%if setup_nginx %}
 {%if https_port is defined %}
@@ -43,21 +71,33 @@ HTTP_PORT={{ http_port }}
 HTTP_PORT={{ item.http_port }}
 {% endif %}
 
-for jar in $( ls -1 /home/gcube/tomcat/lib/ ) ; do
-    export CLASSPATH="/home/gcube/SmartGears/lib/${jar}:$CLASSPATH"
-done
+if [ $USE_SAVED_STATE -ne 0 ] ; then
+    logger "$LOG_PREFIX First installation or moving avay to a configuration that needs to be present on all the VREs. Using our scopes list and not the state memorized one"
+    for jar in $( ls -1 /home/gcube/tomcat/lib/ ) ; do
+        export CLASSPATH="/home/gcube/SmartGears/lib/${jar}:$CLASSPATH"
+    done
 
-cd $LOCAL_LIB
+    cd $LOCAL_LIB
 
-java TokenGenerator {{ smartgears_hostname }} $TOKEN $HTTP_PORT $SCOPES_FILE $SCOPES_LIST
-RETVAL=$?
-if [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] ; then
-    logger "$LOG_PREFIX We got the scope tokens"
+    java TokenGenerator {{ smartgears_hostname }} $TOKEN $HTTP_PORT $SCOPES_FILE $SCOPES_LIST >/dev/null 2>&1
+    RETVAL=$?
+    if [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] ; then
+        logger "$LOG_PREFIX We got the scope tokens"
+    else
+        logger "$LOG_PREFIX Unable to obtain the scope tokens, aborting"
+        exit 1
+    fi
 else
-    logger "$LOG_PREFIX Unable to obtain the scope tokens, aborting"
-    exit 1
+    logger "$LOG_PREFIX We are going to use the scopes memorized into the state"
+    SCOPES_FILE=$SMARTGEARS_SAVED_STATE_PATH
 fi
 
+# We always remove the current state
+cd $SMARTGEARS_SCRIPTS_DIR
+. $GHN_ENV_FILE
+./clean-container-state -s $SMARTGEARS_SAVED_STATE_F
+
+
 # Now that we have the tokens, we can assemble the container.xml file
 chmod 640 $CONTAINER_XML_FILE
 CREATE_CONTAINER_XML_RES=0