diff --git a/www/common/inner/access.js b/www/common/inner/access.js
index adc5bc15b..b2705208f 100644
--- a/www/common/inner/access.js
+++ b/www/common/inner/access.js
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ define([
             if (parsed.hashData.type !== 'pad' || parsed.type === 'drive') { return h('div', content); }
 
             // Request edit access
-            if (data.roHref && !data.href) {
+            if (common.isLoggedIn() && ((data.roHref && !data.href) || data.fakeHref)) {
                 var requestButton = h('button.btn.btn-secondary.no-margin.cp-access-margin-right',
                                         Messages.requestEdit_button);
                 var requestBlock = h('p', requestButton);
diff --git a/www/common/inner/common-modal.js b/www/common/inner/common-modal.js
index 2131719cb..fae660bfe 100644
--- a/www/common/inner/common-modal.js
+++ b/www/common/inner/common-modal.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ define([
                         // Access modal and the pad is not stored: we're not an owner
                         // so we don't need the correct href, just the type
                         var h = Hash.createRandomHash(priv.app, priv.password);
+                        data.fakeHref = true;
                         data.href = base + priv.pathname + '#' + h;
                     } else {
                         waitFor.abort();