diff --git a/app/tests/test_utils.py b/app/tests/test_utils.py
index fce469495..0843b76de 100644
--- a/app/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/app/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ 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']
         res = utils.getUserVOs(entitlements)
         self.assertEquals(res, ['vo.test.egi.eu', 'vo.test2.egi.eu'])
diff --git a/app/utils.py b/app/utils.py
index 58c029955..72a1567a9 100644
--- a/app/utils.py
+++ b/app/utils.py
@@ -125,12 +125,10 @@ def getUserVOs(entitlements, vo_role=None):
         # format: urn:mace:egi.eu:group:eosc-synergy.eu:role=vm_operator#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):
+            if vo and (not vo_role or ":role=%s#" % vo_role in elem) and vo not in vos:
                 vos.append(vo)
-        elif elem in g.settings.vo_map:
+        elif elem in g.settings.vo_map and g.settings.vo_map[elem] not in vos:
             vos.append(g.settings.vo_map[elem])
-
-    vos = list(set(vos))
     vos.sort()
     return vos