diff --git a/src/views/appstore.js b/src/views/appstore.js
index 399bf4de0..17f13b2bd 100644
--- a/src/views/appstore.js
+++ b/src/views/appstore.js
@@ -474,6 +474,12 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppStoreController', ['$scope', '$loca
             return callback();
         }
 
+        // for users who can just install apps, pretend there is a valid appstore account (and handle it appropriately in appstore accesscontrol)
+        if (!Client.hasScope('appstore')) {
+            $scope.validAppstoreAccount = true;
+            return callback();
+        }
+
         Client.getAppstoreConfig(function (error, result) {
             if (error) return callback(error);