diff --git a/app/tests/test_utils.py b/app/tests/test_utils.py
index 1d23a1a7e..7fe6abeca 100644
--- a/app/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/app/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ class TestUtils(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_getUserVOs(self):
         entitlements = ['urn:mace:egi.eu:group:vo.test.egi.eu:role=member#aai.egi.eu',
                         'urn:mace:egi.eu:group:vo.test.egi.eu:role=vm_operator#aai.egi.eu',
-                        'urn:mace:egi.eu:group:vo.test2.egi.eu:role=member#aai.egi.eu']
+                        'urn:mace:egi.eu:group:vo.test2.egi.eu:role=member#aai.egi.eu',
+                        'urn:mace:egi.eu:group:vo.test3.egi.eu:vm_operator:role=member#aai.egi.eu']
         res = utils.getUserVOs(entitlements)
-        self.assertEqual(res, ['vo.test.egi.eu', 'vo.test2.egi.eu'])
+        self.assertEqual(res, ['vo.test.egi.eu', 'vo.test2.egi.eu', 'vo.test3.egi.eu'])
 
     @patch("app.utils.getCachedProjectIDs")
     @patch("app.utils.getCachedSiteList")
diff --git a/app/utils.py b/app/utils.py
index 2ca98a598..a4356683c 100644
--- a/app/utils.py
+++ b/app/utils.py
@@ -123,10 +123,12 @@ def getUserVOs(entitlements, vo_role=None):
     vos = []
     for elem in entitlements:
         # format: urn:mace:egi.eu:group:eosc-synergy.eu:role=vm_operator#aai.egi.eu
+        # or      urn:mace:egi.eu:group:demo.fedcloud.egi.eu:vm_operator:role=member#aai.egi.eu
         if elem.startswith('urn:mace:egi.eu:group:'):
             vo = elem[22:22 + elem[22:].find(':')]
-            if vo and (not vo_role or ":role=%s#" % vo_role in elem) and vo not in vos:
-                vos.append(vo)
+            if vo and vo not in vos:
+                if not vo_role or ":role=%s#" % vo_role in elem or ":%s:" % vo_role in elem:
+                    vos.append(vo)
         elif elem in g.settings.vo_map and g.settings.vo_map[elem] not in vos:
             vos.append(g.settings.vo_map[elem])
     vos.sort()