diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/acl/DomainChecker.java b/server/src/com/cloud/acl/DomainChecker.java
index f6b39c4659b..b0978fdf76b 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/acl/DomainChecker.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/acl/DomainChecker.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class DomainChecker extends AdapterBase implements SecurityChecker {
             // validate that the template is usable by the account
             if (!template.isPublicTemplate()) {
                 Account owner = _accountDao.findById(template.getAccountId());
-                if (BaseCmd.isAdmin(owner.getType()) || (owner.getId() == caller.getId())) {
+                if (BaseCmd.isAdmin(caller.getType()) || (owner.getId() == caller.getId())) {
                     return true;
                 }