diff --git a/api/context.go b/api/context.go
index 9f23d71a0c..054e42e2ed 100644
--- a/api/context.go
+++ b/api/context.go
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ func (c *Context) IsTeamAdmin(userId string) bool {
 		return false
 	} else {
 		user := uresult.Data.(*model.User)
-		return strings.Contains(user.Roles, model.ROLE_ADMIN) && user.TeamId == c.Session.TeamId
+		return strings.Contains(c.Session.Roles, model.ROLE_ADMIN) && user.TeamId == c.Session.TeamId
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/api/post_test.go b/api/post_test.go
index 5009ff54d1..37798a0c93 100644
--- a/api/post_test.go
+++ b/api/post_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
+	"fmt"
 )
 
 func TestCreatePost(t *testing.T) {
@@ -534,6 +535,10 @@ func TestDeletePosts(t *testing.T) {
 
 	Client.LoginByEmail(team.Domain, userAdmin.Email, "pwd")
 
+	fmt.Println(userAdmin.Email)
+	fmt.Println(team.Email)
+	fmt.Println(userAdmin.Roles)
+
 	Client.Must(Client.DeletePost(channel1.Id, post4.Id))
 }