diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/tabs/tabAdmin.jsp b/webapp/web/templates/tabs/tabAdmin.jsp
index e178ce69a..155bb8471 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/tabs/tabAdmin.jsp
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/tabs/tabAdmin.jsp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <%-- $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ --%>
 
-<%@ page import="edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.beans.Tab" %>
+<%@ page import="edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.beans.Tab" %>
+<%@page import="edu.cornell.mannlib.vedit.beans.LoginStatusBean"%>
+
 <%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jstl/core" prefix="c" %>
 <%@ page errorPage="/error.jsp"%>
 <% /***********************************************
@@ -26,9 +28,9 @@
         throw new JspException(e);
     }
 %>
-
-<c:if test="${sessionScope.loginHandler.loginStatus == 'authenticated' && sessionScope.loginHandler.loginRole > 3 }">
-   	<c:set var='tab' value='${requestScope.leadingTab}'/><%/* just moving this into page scope for easy use */ %>
+
+<% if ( LoginStatusBean.getBean(request).isLoggedInAtLeast(LoginStatusBean.EDITOR))  {  %>   	
+  <c:set var='tab' value='${requestScope.leadingTab}'/><%/* just moving this into page scope for easy use */ %>
    	<c:set var='portal' value='${requestScope.portalBean.portalId}'/>
 	<div class='admin bottom'>  	
 		<c:url var="editHref" value="tabEdit">
@@ -41,5 +43,5 @@
 		</c:set>
     	<a href="${editHref}">edit tab: <em>${tab.title}</em></a> 
     	<% /* | <a href='<c:url value="cloneEntity?home=${portal}&tabId=${tab.tabId}"/>'> <i>clone tab</i> ${tab.title}</a> */ %>      
-  </div>
-</c:if>
+    </div>
+<% } %>