diff --git a/themes/bootstrap3/js/check_save_statuses.js b/themes/bootstrap3/js/check_save_statuses.js
index bfa790537b0e14e5782a828cf8c6e4de37065dbb..c30b63fc6f5f4c436e74f0576a17e305514de309 100644
--- a/themes/bootstrap3/js/check_save_statuses.js
+++ b/themes/bootstrap3/js/check_save_statuses.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-/*global htmlEncode, VuFind */
+/*global htmlEncode, VuFind, userIsLoggedIn */
 
 function checkSaveStatuses(container) {
+  if (!userIsLoggedIn) {
+    return;
+  }
   if (typeof(container) == 'undefined') {
     container = $('body');
   }