diff --git a/src/main/java/it/inaf/oats/vospace/persistence/NodeDAO.java b/src/main/java/it/inaf/oats/vospace/persistence/NodeDAO.java
index 2879a00161c7cddefb638f24f2cbb42cd547e539..44ac713c04ca19d1fc4f5d63798bcf2d078035d9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/inaf/oats/vospace/persistence/NodeDAO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/inaf/oats/vospace/persistence/NodeDAO.java
@@ -204,22 +204,6 @@ public class NodeDAO {
         return newNode;
     }
 
-    private void setLinkNodeTarget(String nodeVosPath, String target) {
-
-        jdbcTemplate.update(conn -> {
-
-            String sql = "UPDATE node\n"
-                    + "SET target = ?\n"
-                    + "WHERE node_id = id_from_vos_path(?)\n";
-
-            PreparedStatement ps = conn.prepareStatement(sql);
-            int i = 0;
-            ps.setString(++i, target);
-            ps.setString(++i, nodeVosPath);
-            return ps;
-        });
-    }
-
     private Node getNodeFromResultSet(ResultSet rs) throws SQLException {
 
         Node node = NodeUtils.getTypedNode(rs.getString("type"));
@@ -361,7 +345,7 @@ public class NodeDAO {
             return ps;
         });
     }
-
+    
     public void copyBranch(String sourceVosPath, String destVosPath) {
 
         String destVosParentPath = NodeUtils.getParentPath(destVosPath);
@@ -370,9 +354,11 @@ public class NodeDAO {
         String parentInsert = "INSERT INTO node (node_id, parent_path, parent_relative_path, name, type, location_id, creator_id, group_write, group_read, is_public,\n"
                 + "job_id, tstamp_wrapper_dir, format, async_trans, sticky, accept_views, provide_views, protocols, target)\n";
 
+        // If destination has path '' no prefix, else "destination_path."
         String ctePathPrefix = "SELECT CASE WHEN path::varchar = '' THEN '' ELSE (path::varchar || '.') END AS prefix\n"
                 + "FROM node WHERE node_id = id_from_vos_path(?)";
 
+        // Calculates also new path, even if it's usually generated by database functions
         String cteCopiedNodes = "SELECT nextval('node_node_id_seq') AS new_node_id,\n"
                 + "((SELECT prefix FROM path_prefix) || currval('node_node_id_seq'))::ltree AS new_path,\n"
                 + "path, relative_path, parent_path, parent_relative_path, ? AS name,\n"
@@ -393,7 +379,7 @@ public class NodeDAO {
 
         String parentSelect = "SELECT\n"
                 + "new_node_id, new_parent_path,\n"
-                + "CASE WHEN nlevel(new_parent_path) = rel_offset THEN ''::ltree ELSE subpath(new_parent_path, rel_offset) END new_parent_relative_path,\n"
+                + "CASE WHEN nlevel(new_parent_path) <= rel_offset THEN ''::ltree ELSE subpath(new_parent_path, rel_offset) END new_parent_relative_path,\n"
                 + "name, type, location_id, creator_id, group_write, group_read, is_public,\n"
                 + "job_id, tstamp_wrapper_dir, format, async_trans, sticky, accept_views, provide_views, protocols, target\n"
                 + "FROM copied_nodes_paths\n";
@@ -406,15 +392,14 @@ public class NodeDAO {
                 + "copied_nodes_paths AS ("
                 + cteCopiedNodesPaths + ")\n"
                 + parentSelect;
-
+        
         jdbcTemplate.update(conn -> {
             PreparedStatement ps = conn.prepareStatement(sql);
             ps.setString(1, destVosParentPath);
             ps.setString(2, destName);
             ps.setString(3, sourceVosPath);
             return ps;
-        });
-
+        }); 
     }
 
     public boolean isBranchBusy(long parentNodeId) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/it/inaf/oats/vospace/persistence/NodeDAOTest.java b/src/test/java/it/inaf/oats/vospace/persistence/NodeDAOTest.java
index c93f3512d7e65018199aed457c82ca9b67cb0254..f1c2107422f030e378787a4c1c045859af32210a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/it/inaf/oats/vospace/persistence/NodeDAOTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/it/inaf/oats/vospace/persistence/NodeDAOTest.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public class NodeDAOTest {
         ReflectionTestUtils.setField(dao, "authority", AUTHORITY);
     }
 
+    
     @Test
     public void testCreateNode() {
         DataNode dataNode = new DataNode();
@@ -87,12 +88,12 @@ public class NodeDAOTest {
     @Test
     public void testListNode() {
         ContainerNode root = (ContainerNode) dao.listNode("/").get();
-        assertEquals(4, root.getNodes().size());
+        assertEquals(5, root.getNodes().size());
 
         assertEquals("true", NodeProperties.getNodePropertyByURI(root, NodeProperties.PUBLIC_READ_URI));
         assertEquals("0", NodeProperties.getNodePropertyByURI(root, NodeProperties.LENGTH_URI));
 
-        assertEquals("group1 group2", NodeProperties.getNodePropertyByURI(root.getNodes().get(0), NodeProperties.GROUP_READ_URI));
+        assertEquals("group1", NodeProperties.getNodePropertyByURI(root.getNodes().get(0), NodeProperties.GROUP_READ_URI));
 
         String bTime = NodeProperties.getNodePropertyByURI(root.getNodes().get(0), NodeProperties.INITIAL_CREATION_TIME_URI);
         assertTrue(bTime.contains("T"));
@@ -284,6 +285,7 @@ public class NodeDAOTest {
 
     }
 
+    
     @Test
     public void testMoveNodeBranch() {
         // Let's move /test3/m1 to /test3/group1
@@ -319,6 +321,9 @@ public class NodeDAOTest {
 
         Optional<Long> optSourceChildId = dao.getNodeId("/test3/m1/m2");
         assertTrue(optSourceChildId.isPresent());
+        
+        Optional<Long> optSourceChildLinkId = dao.getNodeId("/test3/m1/link1");
+        assertTrue(optSourceChildLinkId.isPresent());
 
         Optional<Long> optDestParentId = dao.getNodeId("/test3/group1");
         assertTrue(optDestParentId.isPresent());
@@ -336,8 +341,38 @@ public class NodeDAOTest {
 
         Optional<Long> recheckSourceChild = dao.getNodeId("/test3/m1/m2");
         assertTrue(recheckSourceChild.isPresent());
+        
+        Optional<Long> resultIdChildLink = dao.getNodeId("/test3/group1/copy_of_m1/link1");
+        assertTrue(resultIdChildLink.isPresent());
+        
+        Optional<Long> recheckSourceChildLink = dao.getNodeId("/test3/m1/link1");
+        assertTrue(recheckSourceChildLink.isPresent());
 
     }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testMoveAndCopyIntegrated() {
+                
+        assertTrue(dao.getNodeId("/mycontainer").isPresent());
+        assertTrue(dao.getNodeId("/mycontainer/destination2").isPresent());
+        assertTrue(dao.getNodeId("/mycontainer/destination2/control").isPresent());
+                
+        dao.copyBranch("/mycontainer/destination2/control", "/mycontainer/control");
+        
+        assertTrue(dao.getNodeId("/mycontainer/container1").isPresent());
+        
+        Optional<ShortNodeDescriptor> optSnd = 
+                dao.getShortNodeDescriptor("/mycontainer/destination2", "user3", List.of("group1"));
+        
+        dao.moveNodeBranch(dao.getNodeId("/mycontainer/container1").get(), optSnd.get().getDestinationNodeLtreePath());
+        
+        assertTrue(dao.getNodeId("/mycontainer/destination2/container1").isPresent());
+        assertTrue(dao.getNodeId("/mycontainer/container1").isEmpty());        
+        dao.copyBranch("/mycontainer/destination2/container1", "/mycontainer/container1");
+        
+        assertTrue(dao.getNodeId("/mycontainer/container1").isPresent());
+    }
+    
 
     @Test
     public void testRenameNode() {
diff --git a/src/test/resources/test-data.sql b/src/test/resources/test-data.sql
index 44a025cd80f440faad28393851b4e25892da41f7..3ae4a612a559bf2d4cdfa798e32f386c98f6a0a1 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/test-data.sql
+++ b/src/test/resources/test-data.sql
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ INSERT INTO node (parent_path, parent_relative_path, name, job_id, type, creator
 INSERT INTO node (parent_path, parent_relative_path, name, async_trans, type, creator_id, is_public, location_id) VALUES ('9', '', 'masynctrans', true, 'container', 'user3', false, 3);      -- /test3/masynctrans
 INSERT INTO node (parent_path, parent_relative_path, name, type, creator_id, is_public, location_id) VALUES ('9', '', 'asyncloc', 'container', 'user3', false, 1);      -- /test3/asyncloc
 INSERT INTO node (parent_path, parent_relative_path, name, type, creator_id, group_write, group_read, is_public, location_id) VALUES ('9', '', 'group1', 'container', 'user3', '{"group1"}', '{"group1"}', false, 3);      -- /test3/group1
+INSERT INTO node (parent_path, parent_relative_path, name, type, creator_id, group_write, group_read, is_public, location_id, target) VALUES ('9.10', '', 'link1', 'link', 'user3', '{"group1"}', '{"group1"}', false, 3, 'vos://authority/dummy/link');      -- /test3/m1/link1
+
+INSERT INTO node (parent_path, parent_relative_path, name, sticky, type, creator_id, group_write, group_read, is_public, location_id) VALUES ('', NULL, 'mycontainer', true, 'container', 'user3', '{"group1"}', '{"group1"}', false, 3);      -- /mycontainer
+INSERT INTO node (parent_path, parent_relative_path, name, type, creator_id, group_write, group_read, is_public, location_id) VALUES ('19', '', 'container1', 'container', 'user3', '{"group1"}', '{"group1"}', false, 3);      -- /mycontainer/container1
+INSERT INTO node (parent_path, parent_relative_path, name, type, creator_id, group_write, group_read, is_public, location_id) VALUES ('19', '', 'destination2', 'container', 'user3', '{"group1"}', '{"group1"}', false, 3);      -- /mycontainer/destination2
+INSERT INTO node (parent_path, parent_relative_path, name, type, creator_id, group_write, group_read, is_public, location_id) VALUES ('19.21', '20', 'control', 'container', 'user3', '{"group1"}', '{"group1"}', false, 3);      -- /mycontainer/destination2/control
 
 
 DELETE FROM job;