diff --git a/src/octoprint/server/views.py b/src/octoprint/server/views.py
index 7f6869d8..d12b0c60 100644
--- a/src/octoprint/server/views.py
+++ b/src/octoprint/server/views.py
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ def _process_templates():
 	# sidebar
 
 	templates["sidebar"]["entries"]= dict(
-		connection=(gettext("Connection"), dict(template="sidebar/connection.jinja2", _div="connection", icon="signal", styles_wrapper=["display: none"], data_bind="visible: loginState.isAdmin")),
+		connection=(gettext("Connection"), dict(template="sidebar/connection.jinja2", _div="connection", icon="signal", styles_wrapper=["display: none"], data_bind="visible: loginState.isUser")),
 		state=(gettext("State"), dict(template="sidebar/state.jinja2", _div="state", icon="info-sign")),
 		files=(gettext("Files"), dict(template="sidebar/files.jinja2", _div="files", icon="list", classes_content=["overflow_visible"], template_header="sidebar/files_header.jinja2"))
 	)
diff --git a/src/octoprint/static/js/app/viewmodels/connection.js b/src/octoprint/static/js/app/viewmodels/connection.js
index e5946fb9..b5fb58b0 100644
--- a/src/octoprint/static/js/app/viewmodels/connection.js
+++ b/src/octoprint/static/js/app/viewmodels/connection.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ $(function() {
             self.isReady(data.flags.ready);
             self.isLoading(data.flags.loading);
 
-            if (self.loginState.isAdmin() && self.previousIsOperational != self.isOperational()) {
+            if (self.loginState.isUser() && self.previousIsOperational != self.isOperational()) {
                 // only open or close if the panel is visible (for admins) and
                 // the state just changed to avoid thwarting manual open/close
                 self.openOrCloseOnStateChange();