diff --git a/templates/include/footer.tmpl b/templates/include/footer.tmpl
index 16434b9..0f258e7 100644
--- a/templates/include/footer.tmpl
+++ b/templates/include/footer.tmpl
@@ -1,44 +1,44 @@
 {{define "footer"}}
 		<footer{{if not (or .SingleUser .WFModesty)}} class="contain-me"{{end}}>
 			<hr />
 			{{if or .SingleUser .WFModesty}}
 			<nav>
 				<a class="home" href="/">{{.SiteName}}</a>
 				{{if not .SingleUser}}
 					<a href="/about">about</a>
-					{{if .LocalTimeline}}<a href="/read">reader</a>{{end}}
+					{{if and .LocalTimeline .CanViewReader}}<a href="/read">reader</a>{{end}}
 					{{if .Username}}<a href="https://writefreely.org/guide/{{.OfficialVersion}}" target="guide">writer's guide</a>{{end}}
 					<a href="/privacy">privacy</a>
 					<p style="font-size: 0.9em">powered by <a href="https://writefreely.org">writefreely</a></p>
 				{{else}}
 					<a href="https://writefreely.org/guide/{{.OfficialVersion}}" target="guide">writer's guide</a>
 					<a href="https://developers.write.as/" title="Build on WriteFreely with our open developer API.">developers</a>
 					<a href="https://github.com/writeas/writefreely">source code</a>
 					<a href="https://writefreely.org">writefreely {{.Version}}</a>
 				{{end}}
 			</nav>
 			{{else}}
 			<div class="marketing-section">
 				<div class="clearfix blurbs">
 					<div class="half">
 						<h3><a class="home" href="/">{{.SiteName}}</a></h3>
 						<ul>
 							<li><a href="/about">about</a></li>
 							{{if and (and (not .SingleUser) .LocalTimeline) .CanViewReader}}<a href="/read">reader</a>{{end}}
 							<li><a href="/privacy">privacy</a></li>
 						</ul>
 					</div>
 					<div class="half">
 						<h3><a href="https://writefreely.org" style="color:#444;text-transform:lowercase;">WriteFreely</a></h3>
 						<ul>
 							<li><a href="https://writefreely.org/guide/{{.OfficialVersion}}" target="guide">writer's guide</a></li>
 							<li><a href="https://developers.write.as/" title="Build on WriteFreely with our open developer API.">developers</a></li>
 							<li><a href="https://github.com/writeas/writefreely">source code</a></li>
 							<li style="margin-top:0.8em">{{.Version}}</li>
 						</ul>
 					</div>
 				</div>
 			</div>
 			{{end}}
 		</footer>
 {{end}}