diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a20d87b6..d102693a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 composer.lock
 Modules/
 build
+/nbproject/private/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Repositories/Sentinel/SentinelAuthentication.php b/Repositories/Sentinel/SentinelAuthentication.php
index b436b52f..bd2bd98d 100644
--- a/Repositories/Sentinel/SentinelAuthentication.php
+++ b/Repositories/Sentinel/SentinelAuthentication.php
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public function completeResetPassword($user, $code, $password)
      */
     public function hasAccess($permission)
     {
-        if (! Sentinel::check()) {
+        if (Sentinel::guest()) {
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -138,9 +138,8 @@ public function hasAccess($permission)
      */
     public function check()
     {
-        $user = Sentinel::check();
-
-        if ($user) {
+        
+        if (! Sentinel::guest()) {
             return true;
         }