diff --git a/src/main/java/it/inaf/oats/vospace/datamodel/NodeUtils.java b/src/main/java/it/inaf/oats/vospace/datamodel/NodeUtils.java
index 5a0c7c61f29c6d8d38e6cd3a6e13f8608005069f..ddbe29908cf933a0dcfb774b9442b5737dff393d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/inaf/oats/vospace/datamodel/NodeUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/inaf/oats/vospace/datamodel/NodeUtils.java
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public class NodeUtils {
 
     }
 
-    public static boolean checkIfRedeable(Node myNode, String userName, List<String> userGroups) {
+    public static boolean checkIfReadable(Node myNode, String userName, List<String> userGroups) {
 
         return checkAccessPropery(myNode, userName, userGroups, NodeProperties.GROUP_READ_URI);