diff --git a/views/default/forms/widget_manager/widget_page.php b/views/default/forms/widget_manager/widget_page.php
index 6bc8c21..cb8cb4d 100644
--- a/views/default/forms/widget_manager/widget_page.php
+++ b/views/default/forms/widget_manager/widget_page.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 $entity = elgg_extract('entity', $vars);
-if (!$entity->canEdit()) {
+if ($entity instanceof \WidgetPage && !$entity->canEdit()) {
 	throw new \Elgg\Exceptions\Http\EntityPermissionsException();
 }