diff --git a/core/models.py b/core/models.py
index 810ed700..270c733c 100644
--- a/core/models.py
+++ b/core/models.py
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ class User(AbstractBaseUser):
         """
         Determine if the object can be edited by the user
         """
-        if self.is_owner(obj):
+        if hasattr(obj, "can_be_edited_by") and obj.can_be_edited_by(self):
             return True
         if hasattr(obj, "edit_groups"):
             for g in obj.edit_groups.all():
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ class User(AbstractBaseUser):
                     return True
         if isinstance(obj, User) and obj == self:
             return True
-        if hasattr(obj, "can_be_edited_by") and obj.can_be_edited_by(self):
+        if self.is_owner(obj):
             return True
         return False
 
@@ -401,13 +401,13 @@ class User(AbstractBaseUser):
         """
         Determine if the object can be viewed by the user
         """
-        if self.can_edit(obj):
+        if hasattr(obj, "can_be_viewed_by") and obj.can_be_viewed_by(self):
             return True
         if hasattr(obj, "view_groups"):
             for g in obj.view_groups.all():
                 if self.is_in_group(g.name):
                     return True
-        if hasattr(obj, "can_be_viewed_by") and obj.can_be_viewed_by(self):
+        if self.can_edit(obj):
             return True
         return False
 
diff --git a/core/views/files.py b/core/views/files.py
index 399b567a..31596d74 100644
--- a/core/views/files.py
+++ b/core/views/files.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import os
 
 from core.models import SithFile, RealGroup, Notification
 from core.views import CanViewMixin, CanEditMixin, CanEditPropMixin, CanCreateMixin, can_view, not_found
+from counter.models import Counter
 
 def send_file(request, file_id, file_class=SithFile, file_attr="file"):
     """
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ def send_file(request, file_id, file_class=SithFile, file_attr="file"):
     f = file_class.objects.filter(id=file_id).first()
     if f is None or not f.file:
         return not_found(request)
-    from counter.models import Counter
     if not (can_view(f, request.user) or
             ('counter_token' in request.session.keys() and
                 request.session['counter_token'] and # check if not null for counters that have no token set
diff --git a/sas/templates/sas/album.jinja b/sas/templates/sas/album.jinja
index 68a0cd86..475ffcbb 100644
--- a/sas/templates/sas/album.jinja
+++ b/sas/templates/sas/album.jinja
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 <h3>{{ album.get_display_name() }}</h3>
 <a href="{{ url('sas:album_edit', album_id=album.id) }}">{% trans %}Edit{% endtrans %}</a><br>
 <hr>
-{% if user.can_edit(album) %}
+{% set edit_mode = user.can_edit(album) %}
+{% if edit_mode %}
 <form action="" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" style="width: 100%;">
     {% csrf_token %}
     <p>
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@
     <div>
         {% for a in album.children.filter(is_folder=True).order_by('-id') %}
         <div style="display: inline-block;">
-        {% if user.can_edit(album) %}
+        {% if edit_mode %}
         <input type="checkbox" name="file_list" value="{{ a.id }}">
         {% endif %}
         {% if user.can_view(a.as_album) %}
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@
     <div>
         {% for p in album.children.filter(is_folder=False).order_by('id') %}
         <div style="display: inline-block;">
-        {% if user.can_edit(album) %}
+        {% if edit_mode %}
         <input type="checkbox" name="file_list" value="{{ p.id }}">
         {% endif %}
         {% if user.can_view(p.as_picture) %}
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@
         </div>
         {% endfor %}
     </div>
-{% if user.can_edit(album) %}
+{% if edit_mode %}
 </form>
 {% endif %}
 <form action="" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">