diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1d975f33c..c485f7295 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "version": "0.1.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@faker-js/faker": "7.6.0",
-        "@iqss/dataverse-client-javascript": "2.0.0-alpha.2",
+        "@iqss/dataverse-client-javascript": "npm:@IQSS/dataverse-client-javascript@^2.0.0-pr207.d14dc1c",
         "@iqss/dataverse-design-system": "*",
         "@istanbuljs/nyc-config-typescript": "1.0.2",
         "@tanstack/react-table": "8.9.2",
@@ -3674,9 +3674,9 @@
     },
     "node_modules/@iqss/dataverse-client-javascript": {
       "name": "@IQSS/dataverse-client-javascript",
-      "version": "2.0.0-alpha.2",
-      "resolved": "https://npm.pkg.github.com/download/@IQSS/dataverse-client-javascript/2.0.0-alpha.2/6f926581c976bbf8649053323e1c82a729d56706",
-      "integrity": "sha512-bJgGirBFr4gL+pVFz0zNAlMovxWHJMi9RCN9v6lnpkLU+fKHUTeMkEgQdGxoA0lI3V8cvA+e2xcpoi7/24vRKg==",
+      "version": "2.0.0-pr207.d14dc1c",
+      "resolved": "https://npm.pkg.github.com/download/@IQSS/dataverse-client-javascript/2.0.0-pr207.d14dc1c/e1aad714bbd5a7e15904e1da1188823b4f41bcac",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1dXVQ5xdPeQUkePlZH2G5uHi7Jas3zaexM0Tx3UYzDTFihuBLoEfMqMYSRZIDlfRMP4omxsr8yKoccrEEqo0qQ==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/node": "^18.15.11",
         "@types/turndown": "^5.0.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fe43d59f1..f2f231e11 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@faker-js/faker": "7.6.0",
-    "@iqss/dataverse-client-javascript": "2.0.0-alpha.2",
+    "@iqss/dataverse-client-javascript": "npm:@IQSS/dataverse-client-javascript@^2.0.0-pr207.d14dc1c",
     "@iqss/dataverse-design-system": "*",
     "@istanbuljs/nyc-config-typescript": "1.0.2",
     "@tanstack/react-table": "8.9.2",
diff --git a/src/collection/domain/models/Collection.ts b/src/collection/domain/models/Collection.ts
index de1235f8c..885c0a13a 100644
--- a/src/collection/domain/models/Collection.ts
+++ b/src/collection/domain/models/Collection.ts
@@ -15,5 +15,3 @@ export interface CollectionInputLevel {
   include: boolean
   required: boolean
 }
-
-export const ROOT_COLLECTION_ALIAS = ':root'
diff --git a/src/collection/domain/repositories/CollectionRepository.ts b/src/collection/domain/repositories/CollectionRepository.ts
index 75c77005c..d4a8567a4 100644
--- a/src/collection/domain/repositories/CollectionRepository.ts
+++ b/src/collection/domain/repositories/CollectionRepository.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import { CollectionUserPermissions } from '../models/CollectionUserPermissions'
 import { CollectionDTO } from '../useCases/DTOs/CollectionDTO'
 
 export interface CollectionRepository {
-  getById: (id: string) => Promise<Collection>
+  getById: (id?: string) => Promise<Collection>
   create(collection: CollectionDTO, hostCollection?: string): Promise<number>
-  getFacets(collectionIdOrAlias: number | string): Promise<CollectionFacet[]>
-  getUserPermissions(collectionIdOrAlias: number | string): Promise<CollectionUserPermissions>
+  getFacets(collectionIdOrAlias?: number | string): Promise<CollectionFacet[]>
+  getUserPermissions(collectionIdOrAlias?: number | string): Promise<CollectionUserPermissions>
   publish(collectionIdOrAlias: number | string): Promise<void>
   getItems(
     collectionId: string,
diff --git a/src/collection/domain/useCases/createCollection.ts b/src/collection/domain/useCases/createCollection.ts
index 68af8ba32..67da6fef5 100644
--- a/src/collection/domain/useCases/createCollection.ts
+++ b/src/collection/domain/useCases/createCollection.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { CollectionDTO } from './DTOs/CollectionDTO'
 export function createCollection(
   collectionRepository: CollectionRepository,
   collection: CollectionDTO,
-  hostCollection?: string
+  hostCollection: string
 ): Promise<number> {
   return collectionRepository.create(collection, hostCollection).catch((error: WriteError) => {
     throw error
diff --git a/src/collection/domain/useCases/getCollectionById.ts b/src/collection/domain/useCases/getCollectionById.ts
index 7fc9a9a40..c2da48d87 100644
--- a/src/collection/domain/useCases/getCollectionById.ts
+++ b/src/collection/domain/useCases/getCollectionById.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { CollectionRepository } from '../repositories/CollectionRepository'
 
 export async function getCollectionById(
   collectionRepository: CollectionRepository,
-  id: string
+  id?: string
 ): Promise<Collection> {
   return collectionRepository.getById(id).catch((error: Error) => {
     throw new Error(error.message)
diff --git a/src/collection/domain/useCases/getCollectionUserPermissions.ts b/src/collection/domain/useCases/getCollectionUserPermissions.ts
index fb5d10a6d..1c51b23f3 100644
--- a/src/collection/domain/useCases/getCollectionUserPermissions.ts
+++ b/src/collection/domain/useCases/getCollectionUserPermissions.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { CollectionUserPermissions } from '../models/CollectionUserPermissions'
 
 export function getCollectionUserPermissions(
   collectionRepository: CollectionRepository,
-  collectionIdOrAlias: number | string
+  collectionIdOrAlias?: number | string
 ): Promise<CollectionUserPermissions> {
   return collectionRepository.getUserPermissions(collectionIdOrAlias).catch((error: Error) => {
     throw new Error(error.message)
diff --git a/src/collection/infrastructure/repositories/CollectionJSDataverseRepository.ts b/src/collection/infrastructure/repositories/CollectionJSDataverseRepository.ts
index 3f745a569..4a04c1545 100644
--- a/src/collection/infrastructure/repositories/CollectionJSDataverseRepository.ts
+++ b/src/collection/infrastructure/repositories/CollectionJSDataverseRepository.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ import { CollectionSearchCriteria } from '../../domain/models/CollectionSearchCr
 import { JSCollectionItemsMapper } from '../mappers/JSCollectionItemsMapper'
 
 export class CollectionJSDataverseRepository implements CollectionRepository {
-  getById(id: string): Promise<Collection> {
+  getById(id?: string): Promise<Collection> {
+    console.log('calling getCollection.execute with id:', id)
     return getCollection
       .execute(id)
       .then((jsCollection) => JSCollectionMapper.toCollection(jsCollection))
@@ -30,11 +31,11 @@ export class CollectionJSDataverseRepository implements CollectionRepository {
       .then((newCollectionIdentifier) => newCollectionIdentifier)
   }
 
-  getFacets(collectionIdOrAlias: number | string): Promise<CollectionFacet[]> {
+  getFacets(collectionIdOrAlias?: number | string): Promise<CollectionFacet[]> {
     return getCollectionFacets.execute(collectionIdOrAlias).then((facets) => facets)
   }
 
-  getUserPermissions(collectionIdOrAlias: number | string): Promise<CollectionUserPermissions> {
+  getUserPermissions(collectionIdOrAlias?: number | string): Promise<CollectionUserPermissions> {
     return getCollectionUserPermissions
       .execute(collectionIdOrAlias)
       .then((jsCollectionUserPermissions) => jsCollectionUserPermissions)
diff --git a/src/dataset/domain/repositories/DatasetRepository.ts b/src/dataset/domain/repositories/DatasetRepository.ts
index d829934dc..0e708786b 100644
--- a/src/dataset/domain/repositories/DatasetRepository.ts
+++ b/src/dataset/domain/repositories/DatasetRepository.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export interface DatasetRepository {
   getByPersistentId: (persistentId: string, version?: string) => Promise<Dataset | undefined>
   getLocks(persistentId: string): Promise<DatasetLock[]>
   getByPrivateUrlToken: (privateUrlToken: string) => Promise<Dataset | undefined>
-  create: (dataset: DatasetDTO, collectionId?: string) => Promise<{ persistentId: string }>
+  create: (dataset: DatasetDTO, collectionId: string) => Promise<{ persistentId: string }>
   updateMetadata: (datasetId: string | number, datasetDTO: DatasetDTO) => Promise<void>
   getAllWithCount: (
     collectionId: string,
diff --git a/src/dataset/infrastructure/repositories/DatasetJSDataverseRepository.ts b/src/dataset/infrastructure/repositories/DatasetJSDataverseRepository.ts
index cb352631a..84c4d93e2 100644
--- a/src/dataset/infrastructure/repositories/DatasetJSDataverseRepository.ts
+++ b/src/dataset/infrastructure/repositories/DatasetJSDataverseRepository.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import { DatasetDTO } from '../../domain/useCases/DTOs/DatasetDTO'
 import { DatasetDTOMapper } from '../mappers/DatasetDTOMapper'
 import { DatasetsWithCount } from '../../domain/models/DatasetsWithCount'
 import { VersionUpdateType } from '../../domain/models/VersionUpdateType'
-import { ROOT_COLLECTION_ALIAS } from '../../../collection/domain/models/Collection'
 
 const includeDeaccessioned = true
 type DatasetDetails = [JSDataset, string[], string, JSDatasetPermissions, JSDatasetLock[]]
@@ -223,10 +222,7 @@ export class DatasetJSDataverseRepository implements DatasetRepository {
       })
   }
 
-  create(
-    dataset: DatasetDTO,
-    collectionId = ROOT_COLLECTION_ALIAS
-  ): Promise<{ persistentId: string }> {
+  create(dataset: DatasetDTO, collectionId: string): Promise<{ persistentId: string }> {
     return createDataset
       .execute(DatasetDTOMapper.toJSDatasetDTO(dataset), collectionId)
       .then((jsDatasetIdentifiers: JSDatasetIdentifiers) => ({
diff --git a/src/sections/account/Account.tsx b/src/sections/account/Account.tsx
index 06d5a9fbb..8a9977f9d 100644
--- a/src/sections/account/Account.tsx
+++ b/src/sections/account/Account.tsx
@@ -1,37 +1,44 @@
-import { useEffect } from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { Tabs } from '@iqss/dataverse-design-system'
-import { useLoading } from '../loading/LoadingContext'
 import { AccountHelper, AccountPanelTabKey } from './AccountHelper'
 import { ApiTokenSection } from './api-token-section/ApiTokenSection'
 import { BreadcrumbsGenerator } from '../shared/hierarchy/BreadcrumbsGenerator'
+import { useCollection } from '@/sections/collection/useCollection'
+import { useLoading } from '../loading/LoadingContext'
+import { CollectionRepository } from '@/collection/domain/repositories/CollectionRepository'
 import styles from './Account.module.scss'
 import {
   DvObjectType,
   UpwardHierarchyNode
 } from '../../shared/hierarchy/domain/models/UpwardHierarchyNode'
-import { ROOT_COLLECTION_ALIAS } from '../../collection/domain/models/Collection'
+
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
+import { BreadcrumbsSkeleton } from '@/sections/shared/hierarchy/BreadcrumbsSkeleton'
 
 const tabsKeys = AccountHelper.ACCOUNT_PANEL_TABS_KEYS
 
 interface AccountProps {
   defaultActiveTabKey: AccountPanelTabKey
+  collectionRepository: CollectionRepository
 }
 
-export const Account = ({ defaultActiveTabKey }: AccountProps) => {
+export const Account = ({ defaultActiveTabKey, collectionRepository }: AccountProps) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation('account')
+  const { collection, isLoading: collectionIsLoading } = useCollection(collectionRepository)
   const { setIsLoading } = useLoading()
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setIsLoading(collectionIsLoading)
+  }, [collectionIsLoading, setIsLoading])
+
+  if (collectionIsLoading || !collection) {
+    return <BreadcrumbsSkeleton />
+  }
   const rootHierarchy = new UpwardHierarchyNode(
-    'Root',
+    collection.name,
     DvObjectType.COLLECTION,
-    ROOT_COLLECTION_ALIAS
+    collection.id
   )
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    setIsLoading(false)
-  }, [setIsLoading])
-
   return (
     <section>
       <BreadcrumbsGenerator hierarchy={rootHierarchy} withActionItem actionItemText="Account" />
diff --git a/src/sections/account/AccountFactory.tsx b/src/sections/account/AccountFactory.tsx
index 0ecbab6b5..218d44c55 100644
--- a/src/sections/account/AccountFactory.tsx
+++ b/src/sections/account/AccountFactory.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import { ReactElement } from 'react'
 import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { AccountHelper } from './AccountHelper'
 import { Account } from './Account'
+import { CollectionJSDataverseRepository } from '@/collection/infrastructure/repositories/CollectionJSDataverseRepository'
+
+const collectionRepository = new CollectionJSDataverseRepository()
 
 export class AccountFactory {
   static create(): ReactElement {
@@ -13,5 +16,10 @@ function AccountWithSearchParams() {
   const [searchParams] = useSearchParams()
   const defaultActiveTabKey = AccountHelper.defineSelectedTabKey(searchParams)
 
-  return <Account defaultActiveTabKey={defaultActiveTabKey} />
+  return (
+    <Account
+      collectionRepository={collectionRepository}
+      defaultActiveTabKey={defaultActiveTabKey}
+    />
+  )
 }
diff --git a/src/sections/collection/Collection.tsx b/src/sections/collection/Collection.tsx
index e8e2c3bcc..f90964f0b 100644
--- a/src/sections/collection/Collection.tsx
+++ b/src/sections/collection/Collection.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import styles from './Collection.module.scss'
 
 interface CollectionProps {
   collectionRepository: CollectionRepository
-  collectionId: string
+  collectionIdFromParams: string | undefined
   created: boolean
   published: boolean
   collectionQueryParams: UseCollectionQueryParamsReturnType
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ interface CollectionProps {
 }
 
 export function Collection({
-  collectionId,
+  collectionIdFromParams,
   collectionRepository,
   created,
   published,
@@ -35,9 +35,13 @@ export function Collection({
   useTranslation('collection')
   useScrollTop()
   const { user } = useSession()
-  const { collection, isLoading } = useCollection(collectionRepository, collectionId, published)
+  const { collection, isLoading } = useCollection(
+    collectionRepository,
+    collectionIdFromParams,
+    published
+  )
   const { collectionUserPermissions } = useGetCollectionUserPermissions({
-    collectionIdOrAlias: collectionId,
+    collectionIdOrAlias: collectionIdFromParams,
     collectionRepository
   })
 
@@ -77,8 +81,8 @@ export function Collection({
             )}
 
             <CollectionItemsPanel
-              key={collectionId}
-              collectionId={collectionId}
+              key={collection.id}
+              collectionId={collection.id}
               collectionRepository={collectionRepository}
               collectionQueryParams={collectionQueryParams}
               addDataSlot={
diff --git a/src/sections/collection/CollectionFactory.tsx b/src/sections/collection/CollectionFactory.tsx
index 252902cde..d06056eb9 100644
--- a/src/sections/collection/CollectionFactory.tsx
+++ b/src/sections/collection/CollectionFactory.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { CollectionJSDataverseRepository } from '../../collection/infrastructure
 import { Collection } from './Collection'
 import { INFINITE_SCROLL_ENABLED } from './config'
 import { useGetCollectionQueryParams } from './useGetCollectionQueryParams'
-import { ROOT_COLLECTION_ALIAS } from '@/collection/domain/models/Collection'
 
 const collectionRepository = new CollectionJSDataverseRepository()
 export class CollectionFactory {
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ export class CollectionFactory {
 
 function CollectionWithSearchParams() {
   const collectionQueryParams = useGetCollectionQueryParams()
-  const { collectionId = ROOT_COLLECTION_ALIAS } = useParams<{ collectionId: string }>()
+  const { collectionId } = useParams<{ collectionId: string }>()
   const location = useLocation()
   const state = location.state as { published: boolean; created: boolean } | undefined
   const created = state?.created ?? false
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ function CollectionWithSearchParams() {
   return (
     <Collection
       collectionRepository={collectionRepository}
-      collectionId={collectionId}
+      collectionIdFromParams={collectionId}
       created={created}
       collectionQueryParams={collectionQueryParams}
       published={published}
diff --git a/src/sections/collection/collection-items-panel/CollectionItemsPanel.tsx b/src/sections/collection/collection-items-panel/CollectionItemsPanel.tsx
index cb21400c3..76664d5ae 100644
--- a/src/sections/collection/collection-items-panel/CollectionItemsPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/sections/collection/collection-items-panel/CollectionItemsPanel.tsx
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ export const CollectionItemsPanel = ({
         />
 
         <ItemsList
+          parentCollectionAlias={collectionId}
           items={accumulatedItems}
           error={error}
           accumulatedCount={accumulatedCount}
diff --git a/src/sections/collection/collection-items-panel/items-list/ItemsList.tsx b/src/sections/collection/collection-items-panel/items-list/ItemsList.tsx
index 99bed2d79..7eeee3709 100644
--- a/src/sections/collection/collection-items-panel/items-list/ItemsList.tsx
+++ b/src/sections/collection/collection-items-panel/items-list/ItemsList.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { FileCard } from './file-card/FileCard'
 import styles from './ItemsList.module.scss'
 
 interface ItemsListProps {
+  parentCollectionAlias: string
   items: CollectionItem[]
   error: string | null
   accumulatedCount: number
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ interface ItemsListProps {
 export const ItemsList = forwardRef(
   (
     {
+      parentCollectionAlias,
       items,
       error,
       accumulatedCount,
@@ -94,7 +96,10 @@ export const ItemsList = forwardRef(
                 {items.map((collectionItem, index) => (
                   <li key={`${collectionItem.type}-${index}`}>
                     {collectionItem?.type === CollectionItemType.COLLECTION && (
-                      <CollectionCard collectionPreview={collectionItem} />
+                      <CollectionCard
+                        parentCollectionAlias={parentCollectionAlias}
+                        collectionPreview={collectionItem}
+                      />
                     )}
                     {collectionItem?.type === CollectionItemType.DATASET && (
                       <DatasetCard datasetPreview={collectionItem} />
diff --git a/src/sections/collection/collection-items-panel/items-list/collection-card/CollectionCard.tsx b/src/sections/collection/collection-items-panel/items-list/collection-card/CollectionCard.tsx
index 768d77d10..abeb31e39 100644
--- a/src/sections/collection/collection-items-panel/items-list/collection-card/CollectionCard.tsx
+++ b/src/sections/collection/collection-items-panel/items-list/collection-card/CollectionCard.tsx
@@ -6,15 +6,19 @@ import styles from './CollectionCard.module.scss'
 
 interface CollectionCardProps {
   collectionPreview: CollectionItemTypePreview
+  parentCollectionAlias: string
 }
 
-export function CollectionCard({ collectionPreview }: CollectionCardProps) {
+export function CollectionCard({ collectionPreview, parentCollectionAlias }: CollectionCardProps) {
   return (
     <article className={styles['card-main-container']} data-testid="collection-card">
       <CollectionCardHeader collectionPreview={collectionPreview} />
       <div className={styles['thumbnail-and-info-wrapper']}>
         <CollectionCardThumbnail collectionPreview={collectionPreview} />
-        <CollectionCardInfo collectionPreview={collectionPreview} />
+        <CollectionCardInfo
+          parentCollectionAlias={parentCollectionAlias}
+          collectionPreview={collectionPreview}
+        />
       </div>
     </article>
   )
diff --git a/src/sections/collection/collection-items-panel/items-list/collection-card/CollectionCardInfo.tsx b/src/sections/collection/collection-items-panel/items-list/collection-card/CollectionCardInfo.tsx
index 5c182b285..7fcaf07d6 100644
--- a/src/sections/collection/collection-items-panel/items-list/collection-card/CollectionCardInfo.tsx
+++ b/src/sections/collection/collection-items-panel/items-list/collection-card/CollectionCardInfo.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { Stack } from '@iqss/dataverse-design-system'
-import { ROOT_COLLECTION_ALIAS } from '@/collection/domain/models/Collection'
 import { CollectionItemTypePreview } from '@/collection/domain/models/CollectionItemTypePreview'
 import { DvObjectType } from '@/shared/hierarchy/domain/models/UpwardHierarchyNode'
 import { DateHelper } from '@/shared/helpers/DateHelper'
@@ -10,11 +8,15 @@ import styles from './CollectionCard.module.scss'
 
 interface CollectionCardInfoProps {
   collectionPreview: CollectionItemTypePreview
+  parentCollectionAlias: string
 }
 
-export function CollectionCardInfo({ collectionPreview }: CollectionCardInfoProps) {
-  const { collectionId = ROOT_COLLECTION_ALIAS } = useParams<{ collectionId: string }>()
-  const isStandingOnParentCollectionPage = collectionPreview.parentCollectionAlias === collectionId
+export function CollectionCardInfo({
+  collectionPreview,
+  parentCollectionAlias
+}: CollectionCardInfoProps) {
+  const isStandingOnParentCollectionPage =
+    collectionPreview.parentCollectionAlias === parentCollectionAlias
 
   return (
     <div className={styles['card-info-container']}>
diff --git a/src/sections/collection/useCollection.tsx b/src/sections/collection/useCollection.tsx
index 74c99159f..48a8742a2 100644
--- a/src/sections/collection/useCollection.tsx
+++ b/src/sections/collection/useCollection.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { getCollectionById } from '../../collection/domain/useCases/getCollectio
 
 export function useCollection(
   collectionRepository: CollectionRepository,
-  collectionId: string,
+  collectionId?: string | undefined,
   published?: boolean
 ) {
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true)
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ export function useCollection(
     setIsLoading(true)
     setCollection(undefined)
     getCollectionById(collectionRepository, collectionId)
-      .then((collection: Collection | undefined) => {
+      .then((collection: Collection) => {
+        console.log('useCollection: returning collection', collection)
         setCollection(collection)
       })
       .catch((error) => {
diff --git a/src/sections/create-collection/CreateCollectionFactory.tsx b/src/sections/create-collection/CreateCollectionFactory.tsx
index 1e65d3b9b..bce567238 100644
--- a/src/sections/create-collection/CreateCollectionFactory.tsx
+++ b/src/sections/create-collection/CreateCollectionFactory.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { ReactElement } from 'react'
 import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { CollectionJSDataverseRepository } from '../../collection/infrastructure/repositories/CollectionJSDataverseRepository'
 import { CreateCollection } from './CreateCollection'
-import { ROOT_COLLECTION_ALIAS } from '../../collection/domain/models/Collection'
 import { MetadataBlockInfoJSDataverseRepository } from '../../metadata-block-info/infrastructure/repositories/MetadataBlockInfoJSDataverseRepository'
 
 const collectionRepository = new CollectionJSDataverseRepository()
@@ -15,8 +14,10 @@ export class CreateCollectionFactory {
 }
 
 function CreateCollectionWithParams() {
-  const { ownerCollectionId = ROOT_COLLECTION_ALIAS } = useParams<{ ownerCollectionId: string }>()
-
+  const { ownerCollectionId } = useParams<{ ownerCollectionId: string }>()
+  if (!ownerCollectionId) {
+    throw new Error('ownerCollectionId is required')
+  }
   return (
     <CreateCollection
       ownerCollectionId={ownerCollectionId}
diff --git a/src/sections/layout/header/LoggedInHeaderActions.tsx b/src/sections/layout/header/LoggedInHeaderActions.tsx
index 17fd584de..619241318 100644
--- a/src/sections/layout/header/LoggedInHeaderActions.tsx
+++ b/src/sections/layout/header/LoggedInHeaderActions.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { useSession } from '../../session/SessionContext'
 import { RouteWithParams, Route } from '../../Route.enum'
 import { User } from '../../../users/domain/models/User'
 import { CollectionRepository } from '../../../collection/domain/repositories/CollectionRepository'
-import { ROOT_COLLECTION_ALIAS } from '../../../collection/domain/models/Collection'
 import { AccountHelper } from '../../account/AccountHelper'
 import { useCollection } from '@/sections/collection/useCollection'
 import Skeleton from 'react-loading-skeleton'
@@ -25,10 +24,10 @@ export const LoggedInHeaderActions = ({
   const { t } = useTranslation('header')
   const { logout } = useSession()
   const navigate = useNavigate()
-  const { collection, isLoading } = useCollection(collectionRepository, ROOT_COLLECTION_ALIAS)
+  const { collection, isLoading } = useCollection(collectionRepository)
 
   const { collectionUserPermissions } = useGetCollectionUserPermissions({
-    collectionIdOrAlias: ROOT_COLLECTION_ALIAS,
+    collectionIdOrAlias: undefined,
     collectionRepository: collectionRepository
   })
 
diff --git a/src/shared/hooks/useGetCollectionUserPermissions.ts b/src/shared/hooks/useGetCollectionUserPermissions.ts
index 1e06c26a1..1a94ff902 100644
--- a/src/shared/hooks/useGetCollectionUserPermissions.ts
+++ b/src/shared/hooks/useGetCollectionUserPermissions.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { CollectionUserPermissions } from '@iqss/dataverse-client-javascript'
 import { getCollectionUserPermissions } from '../../collection/domain/useCases/getCollectionUserPermissions'
 
 interface Props {
-  collectionIdOrAlias: string | number
+  collectionIdOrAlias: string | number | undefined
   collectionRepository: CollectionRepository
 }
 
diff --git a/src/stories/create-collection/CreateCollection.stories.tsx b/src/stories/create-collection/CreateCollection.stories.tsx
index 0f2e81cc4..52f3ca45a 100644
--- a/src/stories/create-collection/CreateCollection.stories.tsx
+++ b/src/stories/create-collection/CreateCollection.stories.tsx
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ import { CollectionLoadingMockRepository } from '../collection/CollectionLoading
 import { NoCollectionMockRepository } from '../collection/NoCollectionMockRepository'
 import { CollectionMother } from '../../../tests/component/collection/domain/models/CollectionMother'
 import { FakerHelper } from '../../../tests/component/shared/FakerHelper'
-import { ROOT_COLLECTION_ALIAS } from '../../collection/domain/models/Collection'
 import { MetadataBlockInfoMockRepository } from '../shared-mock-repositories/metadata-block-info/MetadataBlockInfoMockRepository'
 import { MetadataBlockInfoMockLoadingRepository } from '../shared-mock-repositories/metadata-block-info/MetadataBlockInfoMockLoadingRepository'
 import { MetadataBlockInfoMockErrorRepository } from '../shared-mock-repositories/metadata-block-info/MetadataBlockInfoMockErrorRepository'
 
+import { ROOT_COLLECTION_ALIAS } from '@tests/e2e-integration/shared/collection/CollectionHelper'
+
 const meta: Meta<typeof CreateCollection> = {
   title: 'Pages/Create Collection',
   component: CreateCollection,
diff --git a/src/stories/shared/add-data-actions/AddDataActionsButton.stories.tsx b/src/stories/shared/add-data-actions/AddDataActionsButton.stories.tsx
index 1da6ce4f7..069fcdb2a 100644
--- a/src/stories/shared/add-data-actions/AddDataActionsButton.stories.tsx
+++ b/src/stories/shared/add-data-actions/AddDataActionsButton.stories.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/react'
 import { WithI18next } from '../../WithI18next'
 import AddDataActionsButton from '../../../sections/shared/add-data-actions/AddDataActionsButton'
-import { ROOT_COLLECTION_ALIAS } from '../../../collection/domain/models/Collection'
+
+import { ROOT_COLLECTION_ALIAS } from '@tests/e2e-integration/shared/collection/CollectionHelper'
 
 const meta: Meta<typeof AddDataActionsButton> = {
   title: 'Sections/Shared/AddDataActions/AddDataActionsButton',
diff --git a/tests/component/sections/collection/collection-items-panel/CollectionItemsPanel.spec.tsx b/tests/component/sections/collection/collection-items-panel/CollectionItemsPanel.spec.tsx
index 4ea332bfa..871f3f272 100644
--- a/tests/component/sections/collection/collection-items-panel/CollectionItemsPanel.spec.tsx
+++ b/tests/component/sections/collection/collection-items-panel/CollectionItemsPanel.spec.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { CollectionItemsPanel } from '@/sections/collection/collection-items-panel/CollectionItemsPanel'
-import { ROOT_COLLECTION_ALIAS } from '@/collection/domain/models/Collection'
 import {
   CollectionItem,
   CollectionItemSubset
@@ -8,6 +7,8 @@ import { CollectionRepository } from '@/collection/domain/repositories/Collectio
 import { CollectionItemsMother } from '@tests/component/collection/domain/models/CollectionItemsMother'
 import { CollectionItemType } from '@/collection/domain/models/CollectionItemType'
 
+import { ROOT_COLLECTION_ALIAS } from '@tests/e2e-integration/shared/collection/CollectionHelper'
+
 const collectionRepository: CollectionRepository = {} as CollectionRepository
 
 const totalItemCount = 200
diff --git a/tests/component/sections/create-collection/useGetCollectionFacets.spec.tsx b/tests/component/sections/create-collection/useGetCollectionFacets.spec.tsx
index 55b9962a9..2ba1780ee 100644
--- a/tests/component/sections/create-collection/useGetCollectionFacets.spec.tsx
+++ b/tests/component/sections/create-collection/useGetCollectionFacets.spec.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { act, renderHook } from '@testing-library/react'
 import { useGetCollectionFacets } from '../../../../src/sections/create-collection/useGetCollectionFacets'
 import { CollectionRepository } from '../../../../src/collection/domain/repositories/CollectionRepository'
 import { CollectionFacetMother } from '../../collection/domain/models/CollectionFacetMother'
-import { ROOT_COLLECTION_ALIAS } from '../../../../src/collection/domain/models/Collection'
+
+import { ROOT_COLLECTION_ALIAS } from '@tests/e2e-integration/shared/collection/CollectionHelper'
 
 const collectionRepository: CollectionRepository = {} as CollectionRepository
 const collectionFacetsMock = CollectionFacetMother.createFacets()
diff --git a/tests/e2e-integration/shared/collection/CollectionHelper.ts b/tests/e2e-integration/shared/collection/CollectionHelper.ts
index 5fab95465..30a2bd12a 100644
--- a/tests/e2e-integration/shared/collection/CollectionHelper.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e-integration/shared/collection/CollectionHelper.ts
@@ -50,3 +50,5 @@ export class CollectionHelper extends DataverseApiHelper {
     return collectionResponse
   }
 }
+
+export const ROOT_COLLECTION_ALIAS = 'root'
diff --git a/tests/e2e-integration/shared/datasets/DatasetHelper.ts b/tests/e2e-integration/shared/datasets/DatasetHelper.ts
index faba4c5e1..5b1f91acf 100644
--- a/tests/e2e-integration/shared/datasets/DatasetHelper.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e-integration/shared/datasets/DatasetHelper.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { DataverseApiHelper } from '../DataverseApiHelper'
 import { FileData } from '../files/FileHelper'
 import { DatasetLockReason } from '../../../../src/dataset/domain/models/Dataset'
 import { TestsUtils } from '../TestsUtils'
-import { ROOT_COLLECTION_ALIAS } from '../../../../src/collection/domain/models/Collection'
+
+import { ROOT_COLLECTION_ALIAS } from '@tests/e2e-integration/shared/collection/CollectionHelper'
 
 export interface DatasetResponse {
   persistentId: string