diff --git a/app/views/users/_spending_proposals.html.erb b/app/views/users/_spending_proposals.html.erb
index 491f5c831..04bfa7867 100644
--- a/app/views/users/_spending_proposals.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/_spending_proposals.html.erb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       <td>
         <%= link_to spending_proposal.title, spending_proposal %>
 
-        <% if current_user && current_user.id == spending_proposal.author_id %>
+        <% if can?(:destroy, spending_proposal) %>
           <%= link_to t("users.show.delete_spending_proposal"),
                       spending_proposal,
                       method: :delete,
diff --git a/spec/features/users_spec.rb b/spec/features/users_spec.rb
index fdb092856..eff63b18b 100644
--- a/spec/features/users_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/users_spec.rb
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ feature 'Users' do
     feature 'Spending proposals' do
 
       background do
-        @author = create(:user)
+        @author = create(:user, :level_two)
         @spending_proposal = create(:spending_proposal, author: @author, title: 'Build a school')
       end