diff --git a/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml b/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
index ebf945b3be..c2eb550fe5 100755
--- a/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@
                 /MassSwapLocationCode = authc, roles[admin]
                 /logs/** = authc, roles[admin]
                 /xcalendar/** = authc, roles[researcher]
-                /SubmitSpots = authc, roles[imageProcessor]
-				/InterconnectSubmitSpots = authc, roles[imageProcessor]
-				/interconnectSubmitSpots = authc, roles[imageProcessor]
+                /SubmitSpots = authc, roles[researcher]
+				/InterconnectSubmitSpots = authc, roles[researcher]
+				/interconnectSubmitSpots = authc, roles[researcher]
 
 				/import/** = authc, roles[researcher]
 
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@
 				#/encounters/encounter.jsp = authc
 				/encounters/encounterMediaGallery.jsp = authc
 				/encounters/projectManagement.jsp = authc
-				/encounters/encounterSpotTool.jsp = authc, roles[imageProcessor]
-				/SubmitSpotsAndImage = authc, roles[imageProcessor]
+				/encounters/encounterSpotTool.jsp = authc, roles[researcher]
+				/SubmitSpotsAndImage = authc, roles[researcher]
 
 		/GenePopExport = authc, roles[researcher]