diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/AppsView.vue b/dashboard/src/components/AppsView.vue
index 9a2c6de8b..df81d8e37 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/AppsView.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/AppsView.vue
@@ -76,16 +76,15 @@
         </TableView>
       </div>
 
-      <!-- TODO check user permissions -->
-      <div class="empty-placeholder" v-if="filteredApps.length === 0">
+      <div class="empty-placeholder" v-if="apps.length !== 0">
         <!-- for admins -->
-        <div v-if="false">
-          <h4><i class="fa fa-cloud-download fa-fw"></i> {{ $t('apps.noApps.title') }}</h4>
+        <div v-if="profile.isAtLeastAdmin">
+          <h4>{{ $t('apps.noApps.title') }}</h4>
           <h5 v-html="$t('apps.noApps.description', { appStoreLink: '#/appstore' })"></h5>
         </div>
 
         <!-- for non-admins -->
-        <div v-if="true">
+        <div v-if="!profile.isAtLeastAdmin">
           <h4>{{ $t('apps.noAccess.title') }}</h4>
           <h5>{{ $t('apps.noAccess.description') }}</h5>
         </div>
@@ -101,7 +100,6 @@ import { Button, ButtonGroup, Dropdown, Icon, TableView, TextInput } from 'panko
 import { APP_TYPES, HSTATES, ISTATES, RSTATES } from '../constants.js';
 import AppsModel from '../models/AppsModel.js';
 import ApplinksModel from '../models/ApplinksModel.js';
-import GroupsModel from '../models/GroupsModel.js';
 import DomainsModel from '../models/DomainsModel.js';
 import ApplinkDialog from './ApplinkDialog.vue';
 
@@ -109,7 +107,6 @@ const API_ORIGIN = import.meta.env.VITE_API_ORIGIN ? import.meta.env.VITE_API_OR
 const accessToken = localStorage.token;
 
 const appsModel = AppsModel.create(API_ORIGIN, accessToken);
-const groupsModel = GroupsModel.create(API_ORIGIN, accessToken);
 const domainsModel = DomainsModel.create(API_ORIGIN, accessToken);
 const applinksModel = ApplinksModel.create(API_ORIGIN, accessToken);
 
@@ -138,6 +135,7 @@ export default {
       VIEW_TYPE,
       ready: false,
       filter: '',
+      profile: this.$root.profile,
       apps: [],
       viewType: (localStorage.appsView && (localStorage.appsView === VIEW_TYPE.GRID || localStorage.appsView === VIEW_TYPE.LIST)) ? localStorage.appsView : VIEW_TYPE.GRID,
       tagFilter: '',
@@ -235,6 +233,7 @@ export default {
         return stopEvent();
       }
 
+      // TODO
       // if (app.pendingPostInstallConfirmation && $scope.appPostInstallConfirm) {
       //     $scope.appPostInstallConfirm.show(app);
       //     return stopEvent();