diff --git a/oc_framework-test-project/AndroidManifest.xml b/oc_framework-test-project/AndroidManifest.xml
index d4d5316a1a..c913bf0668 100644
--- a/oc_framework-test-project/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/oc_framework-test-project/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
+        <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
     
     <uses-sdk
         android:minSdkVersion="8"
diff --git a/oc_framework-test-project/oc_framework-test-test/.classpath b/oc_framework-test-project/oc_framework-test-test/.classpath
index dce56855e3..49a8ebcfab 100644
--- a/oc_framework-test-project/oc_framework-test-test/.classpath
+++ b/oc_framework-test-project/oc_framework-test-test/.classpath
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 <classpath>
 	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="src" path="gen"/>
-	<classpathentry combineaccessrules="false" exported="true" kind="src" path="/oc_framework-test-project"/>
 	<classpathentry exported="true" kind="con" path="com.android.ide.eclipse.adt.ANDROID_FRAMEWORK"/>
 	<classpathentry exported="true" kind="con" path="com.android.ide.eclipse.adt.LIBRARIES"/>
 	<classpathentry exported="true" kind="con" path="com.android.ide.eclipse.adt.DEPENDENCIES"/>
+	<classpathentry combineaccessrules="false" kind="src" path="/oc_framework-test-project"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="output" path="bin/classes"/>
 </classpath>
diff --git a/oc_framework-test-project/oc_framework-test-test/src/com/owncloud/android/oc_framework_test_project/test/CreateFolderTest.java b/oc_framework-test-project/oc_framework-test-test/src/com/owncloud/android/oc_framework_test_project/test/CreateFolderTest.java
index 34b8f3243c..2ec2d3af79 100644
--- a/oc_framework-test-project/oc_framework-test-test/src/com/owncloud/android/oc_framework_test_project/test/CreateFolderTest.java
+++ b/oc_framework-test-project/oc_framework-test-test/src/com/owncloud/android/oc_framework_test_project/test/CreateFolderTest.java
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.Date;
 
 import com.owncloud.android.oc_framework.operations.RemoteOperationResult;
+import com.owncloud.android.oc_framework.operations.RemoteOperationResult.ResultCode;
 import com.owncloud.android.oc_framework_test_project.TestActivity;
 
 import android.test.ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2;
-import android.util.Log;
 
 public class CreateFolderTest extends ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2<TestActivity> {
 
@@ -34,17 +34,47 @@ public class CreateFolderTest extends ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2<TestActiv
 		boolean createFullPath = true;
 		
 		RemoteOperationResult result =  mActivity.createFolder(remotePath, createFullPath);
-		Log.d("test CreateFolder", "-----------------------" + result.getCode().name());
-		Log.d("test CreateFolder", "-----------------------" + result.getLogMessage());
-		assertTrue(result.isSuccess());
+		assertTrue(result.isSuccess() || result.getCode() == ResultCode.TIMEOUT);
 	}
 	
-	public void testCreateFolderSpecialCharacters() {
-		String remotePath = "/test^^SpecialCharacters" + mCurrentDate;
+	public void testCreateFolderSpecialCharacters() {		
 		boolean createFullPath = true;
 		
+		String remotePath = "/testSpecialCharacters_//" + mCurrentDate;
 		RemoteOperationResult result =  mActivity.createFolder(remotePath, createFullPath);
-		assertFalse(result.isSuccess());
+		assertTrue(result.getCode() == ResultCode.INVALID_CHARACTER_IN_NAME);
+		
+		remotePath = "/testSpecialCharacters_\\" + mCurrentDate;		
+		result =  mActivity.createFolder(remotePath, createFullPath);
+		assertTrue(result.getCode() == ResultCode.INVALID_CHARACTER_IN_NAME);
+		
+		remotePath = "/testSpecialCharacters_<" + mCurrentDate;		
+		result =  mActivity.createFolder(remotePath, createFullPath);
+		assertTrue(result.getCode() == ResultCode.INVALID_CHARACTER_IN_NAME);
+		
+		remotePath = "/testSpecialCharacters_>" + mCurrentDate;		
+		result =  mActivity.createFolder(remotePath, createFullPath);
+		assertTrue(result.getCode() == ResultCode.INVALID_CHARACTER_IN_NAME);
+		
+		remotePath = "/testSpecialCharacters_:" + mCurrentDate;		
+		result =  mActivity.createFolder(remotePath, createFullPath);
+		assertTrue(result.getCode() == ResultCode.INVALID_CHARACTER_IN_NAME);
+		
+		remotePath = "/testSpecialCharacters_\"" + mCurrentDate;		
+		result =  mActivity.createFolder(remotePath, createFullPath);
+		assertTrue(result.getCode() == ResultCode.INVALID_CHARACTER_IN_NAME);
+		
+		remotePath = "/testSpecialCharacters_|" + mCurrentDate;		
+		result =  mActivity.createFolder(remotePath, createFullPath);
+		assertTrue(result.getCode() == ResultCode.INVALID_CHARACTER_IN_NAME);
+		
+		remotePath = "/testSpecialCharacters_?" + mCurrentDate;		
+		result =  mActivity.createFolder(remotePath, createFullPath);
+		assertTrue(result.getCode() == ResultCode.INVALID_CHARACTER_IN_NAME);
+		
+		remotePath = "/testSpecialCharacters_*" + mCurrentDate;		
+		result =  mActivity.createFolder(remotePath, createFullPath);
+		assertTrue(result.getCode() == ResultCode.INVALID_CHARACTER_IN_NAME);
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/oc_framework-test-project/src/com/owncloud/android/oc_framework_test_project/TestActivity.java b/oc_framework-test-project/src/com/owncloud/android/oc_framework_test_project/TestActivity.java
index 057e3455d4..78efe3e9ad 100644
--- a/oc_framework-test-project/src/com/owncloud/android/oc_framework_test_project/TestActivity.java
+++ b/oc_framework-test-project/src/com/owncloud/android/oc_framework_test_project/TestActivity.java
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ package com.owncloud.android.oc_framework_test_project;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
-import com.owncloud.android.oc_framework.authentication.AccountUtils.AccountNotFoundException;
-import com.owncloud.android.oc_framework.network.OwnCloudClientUtils;
+import com.owncloud.android.oc_framework.accounts.AccountUtils.AccountNotFoundException;
+import com.owncloud.android.oc_framework.network.webdav.OwnCloudClientFactory;
 import com.owncloud.android.oc_framework.network.webdav.WebdavClient;
 import com.owncloud.android.oc_framework.operations.RemoteOperationResult;
 import com.owncloud.android.oc_framework.operations.remote.CreateRemoteFolderOperation;
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ public class TestActivity extends Activity {
 		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
 		setContentView(R.layout.activity_test);
 		
+		// This account must exists on the simulator / device
 		String accountHost = "beta.owncloud.com";
 		String accountUser = "masensio";
 		String accountName = accountUser + "@"+ accountHost;
 		String accountPass = "masensio";
 		String accountType = "owncloud";	
-		String authorities = "org.owncloud";
 
 		AccountManager am = AccountManager.get(this);
 		
@@ -51,19 +51,19 @@ public class TestActivity extends Activity {
             }
         }
 
-        if (mAccount == null) {
-			mAccount = new Account(accountName, accountType);	
-			am.addAccountExplicitly(mAccount, accountPass, null);
-	        am.setUserData(mAccount, "oc_version",    "5.0.14");
-	        am.setUserData(mAccount, "oc_base_url",   "http://beta.owncloud.com/owncloud");
-        } else {
+//        if (mAccount == null) {
+//			mAccount = new Account(accountName, accountType);	
+//			am.addAccountExplicitly(mAccount, accountPass, null);
+//	        am.setUserData(mAccount, "oc_version",    "5.0.14");
+//	        am.setUserData(mAccount, "oc_base_url",   "http://beta.owncloud.com/owncloud");
+//        } else {
             Log.d(TAG, "oc_version --->"+ am.getUserData(mAccount, "oc_version") );
             Log.d(TAG, "oc_base_url --->"+ am.getUserData(mAccount, "oc_base_url") );
-        }
+//        }
         	
         
 		try {
-			mClient = OwnCloudClientUtils.createOwnCloudClient(mAccount, this.getApplicationContext(), authorities);
+			mClient = OwnCloudClientFactory.createOwnCloudClient(mAccount, this.getApplicationContext());
 		} catch (OperationCanceledException e) {
 			Log.e(TAG, "Error while trying to access to " + mAccount.name, e);
 			e.printStackTrace();
diff --git a/oc_framework/src/com/owncloud/android/oc_framework/operations/RemoteOperationResult.java b/oc_framework/src/com/owncloud/android/oc_framework/operations/RemoteOperationResult.java
index 822ed880c3..f26988ccc0 100644
--- a/oc_framework/src/com/owncloud/android/oc_framework/operations/RemoteOperationResult.java
+++ b/oc_framework/src/com/owncloud/android/oc_framework/operations/RemoteOperationResult.java
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ public class RemoteOperationResult implements Serializable {
         ACCOUNT_NOT_FOUND, 
         ACCOUNT_EXCEPTION, 
         ACCOUNT_NOT_NEW, 
-        ACCOUNT_NOT_THE_SAME
+        ACCOUNT_NOT_THE_SAME,
+        INVALID_CHARACTER_IN_NAME
     }
 
     private boolean mSuccess = false;
@@ -307,6 +308,8 @@ public class RemoteOperationResult implements Serializable {
 
         } else if (mCode == ResultCode.ACCOUNT_NOT_THE_SAME) {
             return "Authenticated with a different account than the one updating";
+        } else if (mCode == ResultCode.INVALID_CHARACTER_IN_NAME) {
+        	return "The file name contains an forbidden character";
         }
 
         return "Operation finished with HTTP status code " + mHttpCode + " (" + (isSuccess() ? "success" : "fail") + ")";
diff --git a/oc_framework/src/com/owncloud/android/oc_framework/operations/remote/CreateRemoteFolderOperation.java b/oc_framework/src/com/owncloud/android/oc_framework/operations/remote/CreateRemoteFolderOperation.java
index 47870dec44..a326ed1030 100644
--- a/oc_framework/src/com/owncloud/android/oc_framework/operations/remote/CreateRemoteFolderOperation.java
+++ b/oc_framework/src/com/owncloud/android/oc_framework/operations/remote/CreateRemoteFolderOperation.java
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package com.owncloud.android.oc_framework.operations.remote;
 
-import java.io.File;
-
 import org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpStatus;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.webdav.client.methods.MkColMethod;
 
@@ -11,6 +9,8 @@ import com.owncloud.android.oc_framework.network.webdav.WebdavClient;
 import com.owncloud.android.oc_framework.network.webdav.WebdavUtils;
 import com.owncloud.android.oc_framework.operations.RemoteOperation;
 import com.owncloud.android.oc_framework.operations.RemoteOperationResult;
+import com.owncloud.android.oc_framework.operations.RemoteOperationResult.ResultCode;
+import com.owncloud.android.oc_framework.utils.FileUtils;
 
 
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public class CreateRemoteFolderOperation extends RemoteOperation {
     private static final int READ_TIMEOUT = 10000;
     private static final int CONNECTION_TIMEOUT = 5000;
     
-    private static final String PATH_SEPARATOR = "/";
+
     
     protected String mRemotePath;
     protected boolean mCreateFullPath;
@@ -54,26 +54,32 @@ public class CreateRemoteFolderOperation extends RemoteOperation {
         RemoteOperationResult result = null;
         MkColMethod mkcol = null;
         
-        try {
-            mkcol = new MkColMethod(client.getBaseUri() + WebdavUtils.encodePath(mRemotePath));
-            int status =  client.executeMethod(mkcol, READ_TIMEOUT, CONNECTION_TIMEOUT);
-            if (!mkcol.succeeded() && mkcol.getStatusCode() == HttpStatus.SC_CONFLICT && mCreateFullPath) {
-                result = createParentFolder(getParentPath(), client);
-                status = client.executeMethod(mkcol, READ_TIMEOUT, CONNECTION_TIMEOUT);    // second (and last) try
-            }
-            
-            result = new RemoteOperationResult(mkcol.succeeded(), status, mkcol.getResponseHeaders());
-            Log.d(TAG, "Create directory " + mRemotePath + ": " + result.getLogMessage());
-            client.exhaustResponse(mkcol.getResponseBodyAsStream());
-                
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            result = new RemoteOperationResult(e);
-            Log.e(TAG, "Create directory " + mRemotePath + ": " + result.getLogMessage(), e);
-            
-        } finally {
-            if (mkcol != null)
-                mkcol.releaseConnection();
+        boolean noInvalidChars = FileUtils.validateName(mRemotePath);
+        if (noInvalidChars) {
+        	try {
+        		mkcol = new MkColMethod(client.getBaseUri() + WebdavUtils.encodePath(mRemotePath));
+        		int status =  client.executeMethod(mkcol, READ_TIMEOUT, CONNECTION_TIMEOUT);
+        		if (!mkcol.succeeded() && mkcol.getStatusCode() == HttpStatus.SC_CONFLICT && mCreateFullPath) {
+        			result = createParentFolder(FileUtils.getParentPath(mRemotePath), client);
+        			status = client.executeMethod(mkcol, READ_TIMEOUT, CONNECTION_TIMEOUT);    // second (and last) try
+        		}
+
+        		result = new RemoteOperationResult(mkcol.succeeded(), status, mkcol.getResponseHeaders());
+        		Log.d(TAG, "Create directory " + mRemotePath + ": " + result.getLogMessage());
+        		client.exhaustResponse(mkcol.getResponseBodyAsStream());
+
+        	} catch (Exception e) {
+        		result = new RemoteOperationResult(e);
+        		Log.e(TAG, "Create directory " + mRemotePath + ": " + result.getLogMessage(), e);
+
+        	} finally {
+        		if (mkcol != null)
+        			mkcol.releaseConnection();
+        	}
+        } else {
+        	result = new RemoteOperationResult(ResultCode.INVALID_CHARACTER_IN_NAME);
         }
+        
         return result;
     }
 
@@ -84,10 +90,6 @@ public class CreateRemoteFolderOperation extends RemoteOperation {
         return operation.execute(client);
     }
     
-    private String getParentPath() {
-        String parentPath = new File(mRemotePath).getParent();
-        parentPath = parentPath.endsWith(PATH_SEPARATOR) ? parentPath : parentPath + PATH_SEPARATOR;
-        return parentPath;
-    }
+   
 
 }
diff --git a/project.properties b/project.properties
index dbd0f5e587..843526101c 100644
--- a/project.properties
+++ b/project.properties
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 
 # Project target.
 target=android-19
-android.library.reference.1=actionbarsherlock/library
+android.library.reference.1=actionbarsherlock\\library
 android.library.reference.2=oc_framework
diff --git a/tests/.classpath b/tests/.classpath
index 74f453aae0..0e30785e60 100644
--- a/tests/.classpath
+++ b/tests/.classpath
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <classpath>
+	<classpathentry combineaccessrules="false" kind="src" path="/owncloud-android"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="output" path="bin/classes"/>
 </classpath>
diff --git a/tests/src/com/owncloud/android/test/AccountUtilsTest.java b/tests/src/com/owncloud/android/test/AccountUtilsTest.java
index 529776b7d4..1524d3b23a 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/owncloud/android/test/AccountUtilsTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/owncloud/android/test/AccountUtilsTest.java
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ package com.owncloud.android.test;
 
 import android.test.AndroidTestCase;
 
-import com.owncloud.android.authentication.AccountUtils;
-import com.owncloud.android.utils.OwnCloudVersion;
+import com.owncloud.android.oc_framework.accounts.AccountUtils;
+import com.owncloud.android.oc_framework.utils.OwnCloudVersion;
 
 public class AccountUtilsTest extends AndroidTestCase {