diff --git a/src/com/owncloud/android/lib/operations/common/RemoteOperation.java b/src/com/owncloud/android/lib/operations/common/RemoteOperation.java
index 44c652bf..394396be 100644
--- a/src/com/owncloud/android/lib/operations/common/RemoteOperation.java
+++ b/src/com/owncloud/android/lib/operations/common/RemoteOperation.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public abstract class RemoteOperation implements Runnable {
      * @param context   Android context for the component calling the method.
      * @return          Result of the operation.
      */
-    public final RemoteOperationResult execute(Account account, Context context) {
+    public RemoteOperationResult execute(Account account, Context context) {
         if (account == null)
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Trying to execute a remote operation with a NULL Account");
         if (context == null)
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public abstract class RemoteOperation implements Runnable {
 	 * @param client	Client object to reach an ownCloud server during the execution of the operation.
 	 * @return			Result of the operation.
 	 */
-	public final RemoteOperationResult execute(OwnCloudClient client) {
+	public RemoteOperationResult execute(OwnCloudClient client) {
 		if (client == null)
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Trying to execute a remote operation with a NULL OwnCloudClient");
 		mClient = client;
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public abstract class RemoteOperation implements Runnable {
      * @param listenerHandler   Handler associated to the thread where the methods of the listener objects must be called.
      * @return                  Thread were the remote operation is executed.
      */
-    public final Thread execute(Account account, Context context, OnRemoteOperationListener listener, Handler listenerHandler, Activity callerActivity) {
+    public Thread execute(Account account, Context context, OnRemoteOperationListener listener, Handler listenerHandler, Activity callerActivity) {
         if (account == null)
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Trying to execute a remote operation with a NULL Account");
         if (context == null)
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public abstract class RemoteOperation implements Runnable {
 	 * @param listenerHandler	Handler associated to the thread where the methods of the listener objects must be called.
 	 * @return					Thread were the remote operation is executed.
 	 */
-	public final Thread execute(OwnCloudClient client, OnRemoteOperationListener listener, Handler listenerHandler) {
+	public Thread execute(OwnCloudClient client, OnRemoteOperationListener listener, Handler listenerHandler) {
 		if (client == null) {
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Trying to execute a remote operation with a NULL OwnCloudClient");
 		}
@@ -184,29 +184,6 @@ public abstract class RemoteOperation implements Runnable {
 		return runnerThread;
 	}
 	
-    /**
-     * Synchronously retries the remote operation using the same OwnCloudClient in the last call to {@link RemoteOperation#execute(OwnCloudClient)}
-     * 
-     * @param listener          Listener to be notified about the execution of the operation.
-     * @param listenerHandler   Handler associated to the thread where the methods of the listener objects must be called.
-     * @return                  Thread were the remote operation is executed.
-     */
-    public final RemoteOperationResult retry() {
-        return execute(mClient);
-    }
-    
-    /**
-     * Asynchronously retries the remote operation using the same OwnCloudClient in the last call to {@link RemoteOperation#execute(OwnCloudClient, OnRemoteOperationListener, Handler)}
-     * 
-     * @param listener          Listener to be notified about the execution of the operation.
-     * @param listenerHandler   Handler associated to the thread where the methods of the listener objects must be called.
-     * @return                  Thread were the remote operation is executed.
-     */
-    public final Thread retry(OnRemoteOperationListener listener, Handler listenerHandler) {
-        return execute(mClient, listener, listenerHandler);
-    }
-	
-	
 	/**
 	 * Asynchronous execution of the operation 
 	 * started by {@link RemoteOperation#execute(OwnCloudClient, OnRemoteOperationListener, Handler)}, 
diff --git a/src/com/owncloud/android/lib/operations/remote/GetRemoteSharesOperation.java b/src/com/owncloud/android/lib/operations/remote/GetRemoteSharesOperation.java
index b327c82e..0f9c4f65 100644
--- a/src/com/owncloud/android/lib/operations/remote/GetRemoteSharesOperation.java
+++ b/src/com/owncloud/android/lib/operations/remote/GetRemoteSharesOperation.java
@@ -25,14 +25,11 @@
 package com.owncloud.android.lib.operations.remote;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
-import org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpException;
 import org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.GetMethod;
 import org.apache.http.HttpStatus;
-import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
 
 import com.owncloud.android.lib.network.OwnCloudClient;
 import com.owncloud.android.lib.operations.common.RemoteOperation;
@@ -68,11 +65,12 @@ public class GetRemoteSharesOperation extends RemoteOperation {
 		int status = -1;
 
 		// Get Method        
-		GetMethod get = new GetMethod(client.getBaseUri() + ShareUtils.SHAREAPI_ROUTE);
-		Log.d(TAG, "URL ------> " + client.getBaseUri() + ShareUtils.SHAREAPI_ROUTE);
+		GetMethod get = null;
 
 		// Get the response
 		try{
+			get = new GetMethod(client.getBaseUri() + ShareUtils.SHAREAPI_ROUTE);
+			Log.d(TAG, "URL ------> " + client.getBaseUri() + ShareUtils.SHAREAPI_ROUTE);
 			status = client.executeMethod(get);
 			if(isSuccess(status)) {
 				Log.d(TAG, "Obtain RESPONSE");
@@ -93,18 +91,18 @@ public class GetRemoteSharesOperation extends RemoteOperation {
 					}
 					result.setData(sharesObjects);
 				}
+			} else {
+				result = new RemoteOperationResult(false, status, get.getResponseHeaders());
 			}
-		} catch (HttpException e) {
+			
+		} catch (Exception e) {
 			result = new RemoteOperationResult(e);
-			e.printStackTrace();
-		} catch (IOException e) {
-			result = new RemoteOperationResult(e);
-			e.printStackTrace();
-		} catch (XmlPullParserException e) {
-			result = new RemoteOperationResult(e);
-			e.printStackTrace();
+			Log.e(TAG, "Exception while getting remote shares ", e);
+			
 		} finally {
-			get.releaseConnection();
+			if (get != null) {
+				get.releaseConnection();
+			}
 		}
 		return result;
 	}