diff --git a/ckanext/openafrica/templates/header.html b/ckanext/openafrica/templates/header.html
index 7632d21..7cb8d07 100644
--- a/ckanext/openafrica/templates/header.html
+++ b/ckanext/openafrica/templates/header.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
           <li><a href="/group">Groups</a></li>
           <li><a href="/about">About</a></li>
           {% if h.is_plugin_enabled('datarequests') %}
-            {% if h.check_access('site_read') %}
+            {% if g.user %}
             <li><a href="/datarequest">{{_('Data Requests')}}</a></li>
             {% else %}
             <li><a href="/user/login?came_from=/datarequest">{{_('Data Requests')}}</a></li>