diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index aa5ba79fc..42de71490 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -159,6 +159,11 @@ protected
   end
 
   def post_approvers_only
-    CurrentUser.can_approve_posts?
+    if CurrentUser.can_approve_posts?
+      true
+    else
+      access_denied()
+      false
+    end
   end
 end