diff --git a/skyquake/framework/core/modules/routes/navigation.js b/skyquake/framework/core/modules/routes/navigation.js
index bf9c47b..16ff25a 100644
--- a/skyquake/framework/core/modules/routes/navigation.js
+++ b/skyquake/framework/core/modules/routes/navigation.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 /*
- * 
+ *
  *   Copyright 2016 RIFT.IO Inc
  *
  *   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
diff --git a/skyquake/framework/utils/utils.js b/skyquake/framework/utils/utils.js
index be3278d..16037d7 100644
--- a/skyquake/framework/utils/utils.js
+++ b/skyquake/framework/utils/utils.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 var Utils = {};
 
 Utils.DescriptorModelMeta = null;
+// Utils.DescriptorModelMeta = require('./../../plugins/composer/src/src/libraries/model/DescriptorModelMeta.json');
 
 var INACTIVITY_TIMEOUT = 600000;
 
diff --git a/skyquake/framework/widgets/skyquake_nav/skyquakeNav.jsx b/skyquake/framework/widgets/skyquake_nav/skyquakeNav.jsx
index 1aaaf4d..c4df1e2 100644
--- a/skyquake/framework/widgets/skyquake_nav/skyquakeNav.jsx
+++ b/skyquake/framework/widgets/skyquake_nav/skyquakeNav.jsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 import './skyquakeNav.scss';
 import SelectOption from '../form_controls/selectOption.jsx';
 import {FormSection} from '../form_controls/formControls.jsx';
-import SkyquakeRBAC from 'widgets/skyquake_rbac/skyquakeRBAC.jsx';
+import {isRBACValid, SkyquakeRBAC} from 'widgets/skyquake_rbac/skyquakeRBAC.jsx';
 
 //Temporary, until api server is on same port as webserver
 var rw = require('utils/rw.js');
@@ -190,6 +190,9 @@
 skyquakeNav.defaultProps = {
     nav: {}
 }
+skyquakeNav.contextTypes = {
+  userProfile: React.PropTypes.object
+};
 /**
  * Returns a React Component
  * @param  {object} link  Information about the nav link
@@ -259,6 +262,7 @@
     let secondaryNav = [];
     let adminNav = [];
     let self = this;
+    const User = this.context.userProfile;
     self.hasSubNav = {};
     let secondaryNavHTML = (
         <div className="secondaryNav" key="secondaryNav">
@@ -318,16 +322,19 @@
                     </li>
                 ))
             } else {
-                            navItem.html = (
-                <SkyquakeRBAC allow={nav[k].allow || ['*']} key={k} className={navClass}>
-                    <h2>{dashboardLink} {self.hasSubNav[k] ? <span className="oi" data-glyph="caret-bottom"></span> : ''}</h2>
-                    <ul className="menu">
-                        {
-                            NavList
-                        }
-                    </ul>
-                </SkyquakeRBAC>
-            );
+                let shouldAllow = nav[k].allow || ['*'];
+                if (isRBACValid(User, shouldAllow) ){
+                    navItem.html = (
+                        <div  key={k} className={navClass}>
+                            <h2>{dashboardLink} {self.hasSubNav[k] ? <span className="oi" data-glyph="caret-bottom"></span> : ''}</h2>
+                            <ul className="menu">
+                                {
+                                    NavList
+                                }
+                            </ul>
+                        </div>
+                    );
+                }
             navList.push(navItem)
             }
 
diff --git a/skyquake/framework/widgets/skyquake_rbac/skyquakeRBAC.jsx b/skyquake/framework/widgets/skyquake_rbac/skyquakeRBAC.jsx
index cbb6a56..0245e23 100644
--- a/skyquake/framework/widgets/skyquake_rbac/skyquakeRBAC.jsx
+++ b/skyquake/framework/widgets/skyquake_rbac/skyquakeRBAC.jsx
@@ -21,6 +21,25 @@
 import ROLES from 'utils/roleConstants.js';
 const PLATFORM = ROLES.PLATFORM;
 
+export function isRBACValid(User, allow){
+  const UserData = User.data;
+  if(UserData) {
+      const PlatformRole = UserData.platform.role;
+      const isPlatformSuper = PlatformRole[PLATFORM.SUPER];
+      const isPlatformAdmin = PlatformRole[PLATFORM.ADMIN];
+      const isPlatformOper = PlatformRole[PLATFORM.OPER];
+      const hasRoleAccess =  checkForRoleAccess(UserData.project[User.projectId], PlatformRole, allow)//false//(this.props.roles.indexOf(userProfile.projectRole) > -1)
+      if (isPlatformSuper) {
+        return true;
+      } else {
+        if (hasRoleAccess) {
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  return false;
+}
+
 export default class SkyquakeRBAC extends React.Component {
     constructor(props, context) {
         super(props);
@@ -30,19 +49,8 @@
       const UserData = User.data;
       let HTML = null;
       // If user object has platform property then it has been populated by the back end.
-      if(UserData) {
-        const PlatformRole = UserData.platform.role;
-        const isPlatformSuper = PlatformRole[PLATFORM.SUPER];
-        const isPlatformAdmin = PlatformRole[PLATFORM.ADMIN];
-        const isPlatformOper = PlatformRole[PLATFORM.OPER];
-        const hasRoleAccess =  checkForRoleAccess(UserData.project[User.projectId], PlatformRole, this.props.allow)//false//(this.props.roles.indexOf(userProfile.projectRole) > -1)
-        if (isPlatformSuper) {
-          HTML = this.props.children;
-        } else {
-          if (hasRoleAccess) {
-            HTML = this.props.children;
-          }
-        }
+      if(isRBACValid(User, this.props.allow)) {
+        HTML = this.props.children;
       }
       return (<div className={this.props.className} style={this.props.style}>{HTML}</div>)
     }