diff --git a/src/app/app.component.ts b/src/app/app.component.ts
index 13e134f..23e82c2 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export class AppComponent {
             let isCommunityManager: boolean = false;
             if (Session.isCommunityCurator(this.user) || Session.isPortalAdministrator(this.user)) {
               isCommunityManager = true;
-            } else if (com.managers.indexOf(this.user.email) != -1) {
+            } else if (this.user && com.managers.indexOf(this.user.email) != -1) {
               isCommunityManager = true;
             }
             this.community = {