diff --git a/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
index 2a0851d1e4..056d3eb5f0 100644
--- a/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
@@ -179,12 +179,18 @@ class AuthServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
         // to the logged in API user, but creating assets, licenses, etc won't work 
         // if the user can't view and interact with the select lists.
         Gate::define('view.selectlists', function ($user) {
-            return $user->can('view', Asset::class)   
-                || $user->can('view', License::class)   
-                || $user->can('view', Component::class)   
-                || $user->can('view', Consumable::class)   
-                || $user->can('view', Accessory::class)   
-                || $user->can('view', User::class);   
+            return $user->can('update', Asset::class) 
+                || $user->can('create', License::class)    
+                || $user->can('update', License::class)   
+                || $user->can('create', License::class)   
+                || $user->can('update', Component::class)
+                || $user->can('create', Component::class)   
+                || $user->can('update', Consumable::class)   
+                || $user->can('create', Consumable::class)   
+                || $user->can('update', Accessory::class)
+                || $user->can('create', Accessory::class)   
+                || $user->can('update', User::class)
+                || $user->can('create', User::class);   
         });
     }
 }