diff --git a/themes/grav/templates/partials/javascript-config.html.twig b/themes/grav/templates/partials/javascript-config.html.twig
index 48ed76e6..11c92dd1 100644
--- a/themes/grav/templates/partials/javascript-config.html.twig
+++ b/themes/grav/templates/partials/javascript-config.html.twig
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
         base_url_relative: '{{ base_url_relative }}',
         route: '{{ admin.route|trim('/') }}',
         param_sep: '{{ config.system.param_sep }}',
+        {% if authorize(['admin.maintenance', 'admin.super']) %}
         enable_auto_updates_check: '{{ config.plugins.admin.enable_auto_updates_check }}',
+        {% endif %}
         admin_timeout: '{{ config.plugins.admin.session.timeout ?: 1800 }}',
         admin_nonce: '{{ admin.getNonce }}',
         language: '{{ grav.user.language|default('en') }}',