diff --git a/app/controllers/shared/api.php b/app/controllers/shared/api.php
index a5ffda3ca8..ab1cd357ec 100644
--- a/app/controllers/shared/api.php
+++ b/app/controllers/shared/api.php
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ App::shutdown()
 
 
         if ($project->getId() !== 'console') {
-            if ($mode !== APP_MODE_ADMIN && !Auth::isPrivilegedUser(Authorization::getRoles())) {
+            if ($mode !== APP_MODE_ADMIN && !(Auth::isPrivilegedUser(Authorization::getRoles()) && !$user->isEmpty())) {
                 $fileSize = 0;
                 $file = $request->getFiles('file');
                 if (!empty($file)) {