diff --git a/security/security-spring/src/main/java/org/cbioportal/security/spring/authentication/googleplus/GoogleplusConnectionFactory.java b/security/security-spring/src/main/java/org/cbioportal/security/spring/authentication/googleplus/GoogleplusConnectionFactory.java
index 4a62f9d1dd5..f40256881bb 100644
--- a/security/security-spring/src/main/java/org/cbioportal/security/spring/authentication/googleplus/GoogleplusConnectionFactory.java
+++ b/security/security-spring/src/main/java/org/cbioportal/security/spring/authentication/googleplus/GoogleplusConnectionFactory.java
@@ -32,35 +32,33 @@
 
 package org.cbioportal.security.spring.authentication.googleplus;
 
-import org.springframework.social.connect.UserProfile;
 import org.springframework.social.connect.support.OAuth2ConnectionFactory;
 import org.springframework.social.google.api.Google;
 import org.springframework.social.google.connect.GoogleAdapter;
 import org.springframework.social.google.connect.GoogleServiceProvider;
 import org.springframework.social.oauth2.AccessGrant;
+import org.springframework.social.google.api.oauth2.OAuth2Operations;
+
 /**
  * @author criscuof
  *
  */
 public class GoogleplusConnectionFactory extends OAuth2ConnectionFactory<Google> {
-	
-
-
-	public GoogleplusConnectionFactory(String clientId, String clientSecret) {
-		super("google", new GoogleServiceProvider(clientId, clientSecret),
-				new GoogleAdapter());
-	}
 
-	/*
-	 * modification of original factory class to support using the user's email address as his/her id
-	 * original method utilized the google id, a numeric string
-	 */
-	@Override
-	protected String extractProviderUserId(AccessGrant accessGrant) {
-		Google api = ((GoogleServiceProvider)getServiceProvider()).getApi(accessGrant.getAccessToken());
-	    UserProfile userProfile = getApiAdapter().fetchUserProfile(api);
-	    return userProfile.getEmail();
-	}
+    public GoogleplusConnectionFactory(String clientId, String clientSecret) {
+            super("google", new GoogleServiceProvider(clientId, clientSecret),
+                            new GoogleAdapter());
+    }
 
+    /**
+     * modification of original factory class to support using the user's email address as his/her id
+     * original method utilized the google id, a numeric string
+    */
+    @Override
+    protected String extractProviderUserId(AccessGrant accessGrant) {
+        Google api = ((GoogleServiceProvider)getServiceProvider()).getApi(accessGrant.getAccessToken());
+        OAuth2Operations op = api.oauth2Operations();
+        return op.getUserinfo().getEmail();
+    }
 
 }