diff --git a/frontend-js/src/main/js/ServerConnector.js b/frontend-js/src/main/js/ServerConnector.js
index bbe3b449f418e5566d969295e438d166d17f87a6..78dcb9718134f79c60e82d1161d1282156fc30e6 100644
--- a/frontend-js/src/main/js/ServerConnector.js
+++ b/frontend-js/src/main/js/ServerConnector.js
@@ -1233,19 +1233,29 @@ ServerConnector.updateUser = function (user) {
       connectedToLdap: user.isConnectedToLdap()
     }
   };
+
   var canModifyPrivileges = false;
-  return self.sendPatchRequest(self.getUserUrl(queryParams), filterParams).then(function (response) {
-    canModifyPrivileges = JSON.parse(response).privileges.some(function (privilege) {
-      return privilege.type === PrivilegeType.USER_MANAGEMENT
-        || privilege.type === PrivilegeType.PROJECT_MANAGEMENT;
+  return self.sendPatchRequest(self.getUserUrl(queryParams), filterParams)
+
+    .then(function () {
+      var currentLogin = ServerConnector.getSessionData().getLogin();
+      return self.sendGetRequest(self.getUserUrl({login: currentLogin}, {}));
+    })
+
+    .then(function (response) {
+      canModifyPrivileges = JSON.parse(response).privileges.some(function (privilege) {
+        return privilege.type === PrivilegeType.USER_MANAGEMENT
+          || privilege.type === PrivilegeType.PROJECT_MANAGEMENT;
+      });
+      return self.getConfiguration();
+    })
+
+    .then(function (configuration) {
+      if (!canModifyPrivileges) {
+        return Promise.resolve(user);
+      }
+      return self.updateUserPrivileges({user: user, privileges: user.privilegesToExport(configuration)});
     });
-    return self.getConfiguration();
-  }).then(function (configuration) {
-    if (!canModifyPrivileges) {
-      return Promise.resolve(user);
-    }
-    return self.updateUserPrivileges({user: user, privileges: user.privilegesToExport(configuration)});
-  });
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/frontend-js/testFiles/apiCalls/users/anonymous/token=MOCK_TOKEN_ID& b/frontend-js/testFiles/apiCalls/users/anonymous/token=MOCK_TOKEN_ID&
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7915593b4ec674e1dfefd572e50506fc2942bed2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend-js/testFiles/apiCalls/users/anonymous/token=MOCK_TOKEN_ID&
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"connectedToLdap":"Unknown column","email":"test_user","id":6,"ldapAccountAvailable":"Unknown column","login":"test_user","maxColor":null,"minColor":null,"name":"test_user","neutralColor":null,"privileges":[{"objectId":4,"type":"VIEW_PROJECT","value":1},{"objectId":4,"type":"EDIT_COMMENTS_PROJECT","value":0},{"objectId":4,"type":"LAYOUT_MANAGEMENT","value":0},{"objectId":null,"type":"VIEW_PROJECT","value":1},{"objectId":null,"type":"EDIT_COMMENTS_PROJECT","value":0},{"objectId":null,"type":"LAYOUT_MANAGEMENT","value":0},{"type":"CUSTOM_LAYOUTS","value":5},{"type":"CUSTOM_LAYOUTS_AVAILABLE","value":5}],"removed":false,"simpleColor":null,"surname":"test_user","termsOfUseConsent":true}
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