diff --git a/ui/src/shared/components/AnnotationTooltip.tsx b/ui/src/shared/components/AnnotationTooltip.tsx
index c9c2b5eed..b227344c8 100644
--- a/ui/src/shared/components/AnnotationTooltip.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/shared/components/AnnotationTooltip.tsx
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ const AnnotationTooltip: FunctionComponent<Props> = props => {
         <div className="annotation-tooltip--items">
           <div className="annotation-tooltip-text">
             {annotation.text}
-            {!isUsingAuth || isUserAuthorized(me, VIEWER_ROLE) ? (
+            {!isUsingAuth || isUserAuthorized(me.role, VIEWER_ROLE) ? (
               <span
                 className="annotation-tooltip--edit icon pencil"
                 onClick={setEditing}