diff --git a/election/templates/election/election_detail.jinja b/election/templates/election/election_detail.jinja
index f87cd971..ce052d8f 100644
--- a/election/templates/election/election_detail.jinja
+++ b/election/templates/election/election_detail.jinja
@@ -362,7 +362,9 @@ th {
     {%- endif %}
         <a href="{{url('election:create_list', election_id=object.id)}}">{% trans %}Add a new list{% endtrans %}</a>
     {%- if user.can_edit(election) %}
+        {% if election.is_vote_editable %}
         <a href="{{url('election:create_role', election_id=object.id)}}">{% trans %}Add a new role{% endtrans %}</a>
+        {% endif %}
         <a href="{{url('election:update', election_id=object.id)}}">{% trans %}Edit{% endtrans %}</a>
     {%- endif %}
     </section>
diff --git a/election/views.py b/election/views.py
index 4dd56448..579b8cf2 100644
--- a/election/views.py
+++ b/election/views.py
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ class RoleCreateView(CanCreateMixin, CreateView):
 
     def dispatch(self, request, *arg, **kwargs):
         self.election = get_object_or_404(Election, pk=kwargs['election_id'])
-        if self.election.is_vote_editable:
+        if not self.election.is_vote_editable:
             raise PermissionDenied
         return super(RoleCreateView, self).dispatch(request, *arg, **kwargs)