diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/common/service/permissions.service.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/common/service/permissions.service.ts
index c63d36cc2..cd692879f 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/common/service/permissions.service.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/common/service/permissions.service.ts
@@ -208,8 +208,7 @@ export class PermissionsService {
         if (!user) {
             user = this._userService.user;
         }
-        // TODO temporary
-        return user.isAdmin || user.isManager;
+        return user.isAdmin;
     }
 
     isUser(user?: UserWrapper) {
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/admin/dictionary-listing-screen/dictionary-listing-screen.component.html b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/admin/dictionary-listing-screen/dictionary-listing-screen.component.html
index 84730b610..15161d40f 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/admin/dictionary-listing-screen/dictionary-listing-screen.component.html
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/admin/dictionary-listing-screen/dictionary-listing-screen.component.html
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
             <redaction-circle-button
                 class="ml-6"
+                *ngIf="permissionsService.isUser()"
                 [routerLink]="['/ui/projects/']"
                 tooltip="common.close"
                 tooltipPosition="before"
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/base-screen/base-screen.component.html b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/base-screen/base-screen.component.html
index b36c50c08..354434d38 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/base-screen/base-screen.component.html
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/base-screen/base-screen.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <div class="red-top-bar">
     <div class="top-bar-row">
+        <div class="menu-placeholder" *ngIf="!permissionsService.isUser()"></div>
         <div class="menu visible-lt-lg" *ngIf="permissionsService.isUser()">
             <button [matMenuTriggerFor]="menuNav" mat-flat-button>
                 <mat-icon svgIcon="red:menu"></mat-icon>
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/base-screen/base-screen.component.scss b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/base-screen/base-screen.component.scss
index faae9ec52..4627cb9c4 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/base-screen/base-screen.component.scss
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/base-screen/base-screen.component.scss
@@ -12,3 +12,8 @@
     height: 16px;
     text-align: center;
 }
+
+.menu-placeholder {
+    display: flex;
+    flex: 2;
+}