diff --git a/conservancy/usethesource/templates/usethesource/candidate.html b/conservancy/usethesource/templates/usethesource/candidate.html
index b31a11f246b93398f3dbe2342c830446c39e5425..18734d1467075f8c25bebe953c7dbe3dc1fce35b 100644
--- a/conservancy/usethesource/templates/usethesource/candidate.html
+++ b/conservancy/usethesource/templates/usethesource/candidate.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       <div>
         <div class="flex items-center">
           <h2 class="f2 lh-title ttu mt0">{{ candidate.name }}</h2>
-          {% if user.is_staff or user.is_superuser %}<a href="{% url 'admin:usethesource_candidate_change' object_id=candidate.id %}" title="Edit candidate" class="f3 white bg-light-silver db ph2 mh2 mb3" style="transform: scaleX(-1); text-decoration: none !important">✎</a>{% endif %}
+          {% if perms.usethesource.change_candidate %}<a href="{% url 'admin:usethesource_candidate_change' object_id=candidate.id %}" title="Edit candidate" class="f3 white bg-light-silver db ph2 mh2 mb3" style="transform: scaleX(-1); text-decoration: none !important">✎</a>{% endif %}
         </div>
 
         <p><strong>Vendor</strong>: {{ candidate.vendor }}</p>