diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/auth/requestedAction/Actions.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/auth/requestedAction/Actions.java
index b8bedc6b2..ecbf1638a 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/auth/requestedAction/Actions.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/auth/requestedAction/Actions.java
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.ifaces.RequestedAct
 public class Actions {
 	private static final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(Actions.class);
 
-	public static final Actions EMPTY = new Actions();
+	public static final Actions AUTHORIZED = new Actions();
 	public static final Actions UNAUTHORIZED = new Actions(
 			new UnauthorizedAction());
 
 	public static Actions notNull(Actions actions) {
-		return (actions == null) ? EMPTY : actions;
+		return (actions == null) ? AUTHORIZED : actions;
 	}
 
 	private final List<Set<RequestedAction>> clauseList;
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/ajax/VitroAjaxController.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/ajax/VitroAjaxController.java
index 2975b6bc3..4e85d7e35 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/ajax/VitroAjaxController.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/ajax/VitroAjaxController.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public abstract class VitroAjaxController extends HttpServlet {
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unused")
 	protected Actions requiredActions(VitroRequest vreq) {
-        return Actions.EMPTY;
+        return Actions.AUTHORIZED;
     }
     
 	/** 
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/authenticate/AdminLoginController.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/authenticate/AdminLoginController.java
index ec5adcd0c..4286f5d38 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/authenticate/AdminLoginController.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/authenticate/AdminLoginController.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class AdminLoginController extends FreemarkerHttpServlet {
 
 	@Override
 	protected Actions requiredActions(VitroRequest vreq) {
-		return Actions.EMPTY; // No requirements to use this page.
+		return Actions.AUTHORIZED; // No requirements to use this page.
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/freemarker/FreemarkerHttpServlet.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/freemarker/FreemarkerHttpServlet.java
index 0118c1173..046a13268 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/freemarker/FreemarkerHttpServlet.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/freemarker/FreemarkerHttpServlet.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public class FreemarkerHttpServlet extends VitroHttpServlet {
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unused")
 	protected Actions requiredActions(VitroRequest vreq) {
-        return Actions.EMPTY;
+        return Actions.AUTHORIZED;
     }
     
     // Subclasses will override