diff --git a/src/api/PrivateRoute/PrivateRoute.tsx b/src/api/PrivateRoute/PrivateRoute.tsx
index e75de44b8eb69f4ded85503d5536e2cd7e724a0c..d6fbe0b1a00524f92ccf8c46ea40d0bb4042c7b7 100644
--- a/src/api/PrivateRoute/PrivateRoute.tsx
+++ b/src/api/PrivateRoute/PrivateRoute.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import axios from 'axios';
 import { Route, Redirect, RouteProps } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { NonAuthRoutes } from 'api/routes';
 import { AuthContext } from 'components/AuthUser/AuthContext';
-import { Roles } from 'api/userRoles';
 
 /**
  * A wrapper for <Route> that redirects to the login screen if you're not yet authenticated.
@@ -23,23 +22,28 @@ export const PrivateRoute = ({
   requiredRoles,
 }: Props): JSX.Element => {
   const [auth, setAuth] = useState<boolean>(false);
+  const [serverRole, setServerRole] = useState<string>('');
   const { role } = useContext(AuthContext);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const fetch = async (): Promise<unknown> => {
-      const result = await axios('/api/web/login/is_authenticated');
-      setAuth(result.data.is_authenticated);
-      return null;
+    const fetch = async (): Promise<void> => {
+      await axios('/api/web/login/is_authenticated').then((res) =>
+        setAuth(res.data.is_authenticated),
+      );
     };
+
     /*
     Check if user is logged in.
     Avoiding this condition would call is\_authenticated every time
     this component state is triggered, falling in unnecessary calls to the
     server.
     */
-    if (role !== Roles.visitor) fetch();
+    fetch();
+    axios('/api/web/login/get_role').then((response) =>
+      setServerRole(response.data.role),
+    );
   }, [auth]);
-  const userHasRequiredRole = requiredRoles.includes(role);
+  const userHasRequiredRole = requiredRoles.includes(serverRole);
   const message = userHasRequiredRole
     ? 'Please log in to view this page'
     : 'Your role is not allowed';
@@ -54,9 +58,10 @@ export const PrivateRoute = ({
         ) : (
           <Redirect
             to={{
-              pathname: userHasRequiredRole
-                ? `${NonAuthRoutes.auth}${NonAuthRoutes.signIn}`
-                : NonAuthRoutes.unauthorized,
+              pathname:
+                userHasRequiredRole && auth
+                  ? `${NonAuthRoutes.auth}${NonAuthRoutes.signIn}`
+                  : NonAuthRoutes.unauthorized,
               state: {
                 message,
                 requestedPath: path,