diff --git a/src/main/java/it/inaf/ia2/transfer/controller/FileInfo.java b/src/main/java/it/inaf/ia2/transfer/controller/FileInfo.java
index bee3c6485c4cb59d41c0555492499095d287e984..0e079e540809bee154d5555a714e3e1c7a37aa6b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/inaf/ia2/transfer/controller/FileInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/inaf/ia2/transfer/controller/FileInfo.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ public class FileInfo {
     private String osPath;
     private String virtualPath;
     private boolean isPublic;
+    private boolean virtualParent;
     private List<String> groupRead;
     private List<String> groupWrite;
     private String ownerId;
@@ -47,6 +48,14 @@ public class FileInfo {
         this.isPublic = isPublic;
     }
 
+    public boolean hasVirtualParent() {
+        return virtualParent;
+    }
+
+    public void setVirtualParent(boolean virtualParent) {
+        this.virtualParent = virtualParent;
+    }
+
     public List<String> getGroupRead() {
         return groupRead;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/inaf/ia2/transfer/persistence/FileDAO.java b/src/main/java/it/inaf/ia2/transfer/persistence/FileDAO.java
index 888bedbacdbbf62cea4b612951441148191ceb5c..3cfb5215aa4fe6b832a11be97da4d78cbcd57fa5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/inaf/ia2/transfer/persistence/FileDAO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/inaf/ia2/transfer/persistence/FileDAO.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class FileDAO {
     public Optional<FileInfo> getFileInfo(String virtualPath) {
 
         String sql = "SELECT n.node_id, is_public, group_read, group_write, owner_id, async_trans,\n"
-                + "accept_views, provide_views, l.location_type,\n"
+                + "accept_views, provide_views, l.location_type, n.path <> n.relative_path AS virtual_parent,\n"
                 + "(SELECT user_name FROM users WHERE rap_id = owner_id) AS username,\n"
                 + "base_path, os_path\n"
                 + "FROM node_path p\n"
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public class FileDAO {
                 fi.setAsyncTrans(rs.getBoolean("async_trans"));
                 fi.setAcceptViews(toList(rs.getArray("accept_views")));
                 fi.setProvideViews(toList(rs.getArray("provide_views")));
+                fi.setVirtualParent(rs.getBoolean("virtual_parent"));
                 fi.setVirtualPath(virtualPath);
 
                 fillOsPath(fi, rs);
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ public class FileDAO {
         if (asyncLocation) {
             String username = rs.getString("username");
             completeOsPath = completeOsPath.resolve(username).resolve("retrieve");
-        } else {
+        } else if (fi.hasVirtualParent()) {
             completeOsPath = completeOsPath.resolve(fi.getOwnerId());
         }