diff --git a/explore/src/app/app.component.ts b/explore/src/app/app.component.ts
index 3d552816..9368783f 100644
--- a/explore/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/explore/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-import {Component, Directive, ElementRef, Renderer2, ChangeDetectionStrategy, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
-import {Observable} from 'rxjs';
+import {Component} from '@angular/core';
 import {ActivatedRoute, NavigationStart, Router} from '@angular/router';
 
 import {EnvProperties} from './openaireLibrary/utils/properties/env-properties';
 import {MenuItem, RootMenuItem} from './openaireLibrary/sharedComponents/menu';
 import {EnvironmentSpecificService} from './openaireLibrary/utils/properties/environment-specific.service';
 
-import {Session} from './openaireLibrary/login/utils/helper.class';
+import {Session, User} from './openaireLibrary/login/utils/helper.class';
 import {HelperFunctions} from "./openaireLibrary/utils/HelperFunctions.class";
+import {UserManagementService} from "./openaireLibrary/services/user-management.service";
 
 @Component({
   //changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.Default,
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {HelperFunctions} from "./openaireLibrary/utils/HelperFunctions.class";
   `],
   template: `
 
-    <navbar *ngIf="properties" portal="explore" [properties]=properties [onlyTop]=false
+    <navbar *ngIf="properties && loginCheck" portal="explore" [properties]=properties [onlyTop]=false [user]="user"
             [communityId]="properties.adminToolsCommunity" [userMenuItems]=userMenuItems [menuItems]=menuItems></navbar>
     <div class="custom-main-content">
       <main>
@@ -52,9 +52,11 @@ export class AppComponent {
 
   feedbackmail: string;
   properties: EnvProperties;
+  user: User;
+  loginCheck: boolean = false;
 
   constructor(private  route: ActivatedRoute, private propertiesService: EnvironmentSpecificService,
-              private router: Router) {
+              private router: Router, private userManagementService: UserManagementService) {
     router.events.forEach((event) => {
       if (event instanceof NavigationStart) {
         HelperFunctions.scroll();
@@ -77,8 +79,11 @@ export class AppComponent {
         this.propertiesService.setEnvProperties(es);
         this.properties = this.propertiesService.envSpecific;
         this.feedbackmail = this.properties.feedbackmail;
-        this.buildMenu();
-
+        this.userManagementService.getUserInfo(this.properties.userInfoUrl).subscribe(user => {
+          this.user = user;
+          this.loginCheck = true;
+          this.buildMenu();
+        });
         //console.log(this.properties.loginUrl);
       }, error => {
         console.log("App couldn't fetch properties");
@@ -88,7 +93,6 @@ export class AppComponent {
   }
 
   buildMenu() {
-
     this.menuItems = [
       {
         rootItem: new MenuItem("search", "Search", "", "/search/find", false, [], ["/search/find"], {}),
@@ -120,12 +124,12 @@ export class AppComponent {
           new MenuItem("", "Browse all", "", "/search/find/dataproviders", false, ["datasource"], ["/search/find/dataproviders"], {})]
       }
     ];
-    if (Session.isPortalAdministrator()) {
+    if (Session.isPortalAdministrator(this.user)) {
       this.userMenuItems.push(new MenuItem("", "Manage all links", "", "/claims", false, [], ["/claims"], {}));
       this.userMenuItems.push(new MenuItem("", "Manage helptexts",
         ((this.properties.environment == "beta") ? "https://beta.admin.connect.openaire.eu" : "https://admin.explore.openaire.eu") + "/dashboard?communityId=openaire", "", true, [], [], {}))
 
-    } else if (Session.isClaimsCurator()) {
+    } else if (Session.isClaimsCurator(this.user)) {
       this.userMenuItems.push(new MenuItem("", "Manage all links", "", "/claims", false, [], ["/claims"], {}));
 
     }
diff --git a/explore/src/app/claims/claimsAdmin/claimsAdmin.component.ts b/explore/src/app/claims/claimsAdmin/claimsAdmin.component.ts
index 8cba18f9..a56b2c25 100644
--- a/explore/src/app/claims/claimsAdmin/claimsAdmin.component.ts
+++ b/explore/src/app/claims/claimsAdmin/claimsAdmin.component.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {EnvProperties}                           from '../../openaireLibrary/uti
 @Component({
     selector: 'openaire-claims-admin',
     template: `
-    <claims-admin [claimsInfoURL]=claimsInfoURL>
+    <claims-admin *ngIf="claimsInfoURL && userInfoURL" [claimsInfoURL]=claimsInfoURL [userInfoURL]="userInfoURL">
     </claims-admin>
 
     `,
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {EnvProperties}                           from '../../openaireLibrary/uti
 export class OpenaireClaimsAdminComponent {
 
   claimsInfoURL:string;
+  userInfoURL: string;
 
  constructor (private route: ActivatedRoute) {
 
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ export class OpenaireClaimsAdminComponent {
     this.route.data
         .subscribe((data: { envSpecific: EnvProperties }) => {
            this.claimsInfoURL = data.envSpecific.claimsInformationLink;
-
+          this.userInfoURL = data.envSpecific.userInfoUrl;
         });
   }
 }
diff --git a/explore/src/app/claims/myClaims/myClaims.component.ts b/explore/src/app/claims/myClaims/myClaims.component.ts
index 429075d7..9cebe68e 100644
--- a/explore/src/app/claims/myClaims/myClaims.component.ts
+++ b/explore/src/app/claims/myClaims/myClaims.component.ts
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ import {EnvProperties} from '../../openaireLibrary/utils/properties/env-properti
 @Component({
     selector: 'openaire-my-claims',
     template: `
-    <my-claims  [claimsInfoURL]=claimsInfoURL>
+    <my-claims *ngIf="userInfoURL && claimsInfoURL" [claimsInfoURL]=claimsInfoURL [userInfoURL]="userInfoURL">
 </my-claims>
 `
 
 })
  export class OpenaireMyClaimsComponent {
-   claimsInfoURL:string;
+  claimsInfoURL:string;
+  userInfoURL: string;
 
   constructor (private route: ActivatedRoute) {
 
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ import {EnvProperties} from '../../openaireLibrary/utils/properties/env-properti
      this.route.data
          .subscribe((data: { envSpecific: EnvProperties }) => {
             this.claimsInfoURL = data.envSpecific.claimsInformationLink;
-
+            this.userInfoURL = data.envSpecific.userInfoUrl;
          });
    }
 }
diff --git a/explore/src/assets/env-properties.json b/explore/src/assets/env-properties.json
index 59ca0aec..39d2652d 100644
--- a/explore/src/assets/env-properties.json
+++ b/explore/src/assets/env-properties.json
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
   "piwikSiteId" : "6",
   "loginUrl" :"http://scoobydoo.di.uoa.gr:8080/dnet-openaire-users-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT/openid_connect_login",
 
+  "userInfoUrl" : "http://rudie.di.uoa.gr:8280/dnet-openaire-users-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT/api/users/getUserInfo?accessToken=",
+
   "logoutUrl" :"https://aai.openaire.eu/proxy/saml2/idp/SingleLogoutService.php?ReturnTo=",
 
   "cookieDomain" :".di.uoa.gr",