diff --git a/inc/inc.ClassAccessOperation.php b/inc/inc.ClassAccessOperation.php
index 3f0b99b07..d4c904f8c 100644
--- a/inc/inc.ClassAccessOperation.php
+++ b/inc/inc.ClassAccessOperation.php
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ class SeedDMS_AccessOperation {
 		if($this->obj->isType('document')) {
 			$latestContent = $this->obj->getLatestContent();
 			$workflow = $latestContent->getWorkflow();
-			if ((($this->settings->_enableVersionModification && ($this->obj->getAccessMode($this->user) == M_ALL)) || $this->user->isAdmin()) && (!$workflow || ($workflow->getInitState()->getID() == $latestContent->getWorkflowState()->getID()))) {
+			$workflowstate = $latestContent->getWorkflowState();
+			if ((($this->settings->_enableVersionModification && ($this->obj->getAccessMode($this->user) == M_ALL)) || $this->user->isAdmin()) && (!$workflow || ($workflowstate && ($workflow->getInitState()->getID() == $workflowstate->getID())))) {
 				return true;
 			}
 		}
@@ -226,7 +227,8 @@ class SeedDMS_AccessOperation {
 			$latestContent = $this->obj->getLatestContent();
 			$status = $latestContent->getStatus();
 			$workflow = $latestContent->getWorkflow();
-			if ((($this->settings->_enableVersionModification && ($this->obj->getAccessMode($this->user) >= M_READWRITE)) || $this->user->isAdmin()) && (in_array($status["status"], array(S_DRAFT_REV, S_DRAFT_APP)) || ($workflow && $workflow->getInitState()->getID() == $latestContent->getWorkflowState()->getID()))) {
+			$workflowstate = $latestContent->getWorkflowState();
+			if ((($this->settings->_enableVersionModification && ($this->obj->getAccessMode($this->user) >= M_READWRITE)) || $this->user->isAdmin()) && (in_array($status["status"], array(S_DRAFT_REV, S_DRAFT_APP)) || ($workflow && $workflowstate && $workflow->getInitState()->getID() == $workflowstate->getID()))) {
 				return true;
 			}
 		}