diff --git a/modules/captionator/controllers/captionator.php b/modules/captionator/controllers/captionator.php
index 2da63c04..007ee86f 100644
--- a/modules/captionator/controllers/captionator.php
+++ b/modules/captionator/controllers/captionator.php
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ class Captionator_Controller extends Controller {
   function dialog($album_id) {
     $album = ORM::factory("item", $album_id);
     access::required("view", $album);
-    access::required("edit", $album);
+
+    if (!access::can("edit", $album)) {
+      // The user can't edit; perhaps they just logged out?
+      url::redirect($album->abs_url());
+    }
 
     $v = new Theme_View("page.html", "collection", "captionator");
     $v->content = new View("captionator_dialog.html");