diff --git a/middleware/ApiKeyAuthMiddleware.php b/middleware/ApiKeyAuthMiddleware.php
index 336e7262..b860c1ab 100644
--- a/middleware/ApiKeyAuthMiddleware.php
+++ b/middleware/ApiKeyAuthMiddleware.php
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ class ApiKeyAuthMiddleware extends AuthMiddleware
 
     function authenticate(Request $request)
     {
+        define('GROCY_SHOW_AUTH_VIEWS', true);
+
         $routeContext = RouteContext::fromRequest($request);
         $route = $routeContext->getRoute();
         $routeName = $route->getName();
diff --git a/middleware/ProxyAuthMiddleware.php b/middleware/ProxyAuthMiddleware.php
index 0c3887ad..cbe99042 100644
--- a/middleware/ProxyAuthMiddleware.php
+++ b/middleware/ProxyAuthMiddleware.php
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ class ProxyAuthMiddleware extends AuthMiddleware
 {
     function authenticate(Request $request)
     {
+        define('GROCY_SHOW_AUTH_VIEWS', false);
+
         $db = DatabaseService::getInstance()->GetDbConnection();
 
         $username = $request->getHeader(GROCY_PROXY_AUTH_HEADER);
diff --git a/middleware/SessionAuthMiddleware.php b/middleware/SessionAuthMiddleware.php
index b25af041..878eed15 100644
--- a/middleware/SessionAuthMiddleware.php
+++ b/middleware/SessionAuthMiddleware.php
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ class SessionAuthMiddleware extends AuthMiddleware
 
     function authenticate(Request $request)
     {
+        define('GROCY_SHOW_AUTH_VIEWS', true);
+
         $sessionService = SessionService::getInstance();
         if (!isset($_COOKIE[$this->SessionCookieName]) || !$sessionService->IsValidSession($_COOKIE[$this->SessionCookieName])) {
             return null;
diff --git a/views/layout/default.blade.php b/views/layout/default.blade.php
index 616c851b..3872148f 100644
--- a/views/layout/default.blade.php
+++ b/views/layout/default.blade.php
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
 			</ul>
 
 			<ul class="navbar-nav ml-auto">
-				@if(GROCY_AUTHENTICATED === true && !GROCY_IS_EMBEDDED_INSTALL)
+				@if(GROCY_AUTHENTICATED === true && !GROCY_IS_EMBEDDED_INSTALL && GROCY_SHOW_AUTH_VIEWS)
 				<li class="nav-item dropdown">
 					<a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle discrete-link" href="#" data-toggle="dropdown"><i class="fas fa-user"></i> {{ GROCY_USER_USERNAME }}</a>
 
@@ -416,9 +416,11 @@
 						<a class="dropdown-item discrete-link" href="{{ $U('/taskssettings') }}"><i class="fas fa-tasks"></i>&nbsp;{{ $__t('Tasks settings') }}</a>
 						@endif
 						<div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
+						@if(GROCY_SHOW_AUTH_VIEWS)
 						<a class="dropdown-item discrete-link" href="{{ $U('/users') }}"><i class="fas fa-users"></i>&nbsp;{{ $__t('Manage users') }}</a>
 						<div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
 						<a class="dropdown-item discrete-link" href="{{ $U('/manageapikeys') }}"><i class="fas fa-handshake"></i>&nbsp;{{ $__t('Manage API keys') }}</a>
+						@endif
 						<a class="dropdown-item discrete-link" target="_blank" href="{{ $U('/api') }}"><i class="fas fa-book"></i>&nbsp;{{ $__t('REST API & data model documentation') }}</a>
 						<a class="dropdown-item discrete-link" href="{{ $U('/barcodescannertesting') }}"><i class="fas fa-barcode"></i>&nbsp;{{ $__t('Barcode scanner testing') }}</a>
 						<div class="dropdown-divider"></div>