diff --git a/app/controllers/steps_controller.rb b/app/controllers/steps_controller.rb
index 90f82e65e..bef026835 100644
--- a/app/controllers/steps_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/steps_controller.rb
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ class StepsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def check_view_permissions
-    render_403 unless can_read_protocol_in_module(@protocol) ||
+    render_403 unless can_read_protocol_in_module?(@protocol) ||
                       can_read_protocol_in_repository?(@protocol)
   end