diff -r 1a7ab7e5129c djangorestframework/permissions.py --- a/djangorestframework/permissions.py Wed Jul 13 12:42:02 2011 +0100 +++ b/djangorestframework/permissions.py Sat Dec 03 10:43:13 2011 +0100 @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ """ def check_permission(self, user): - if not user.is_admin(): + if not user.is_superuser: raise _403_FORBIDDEN_RESPONSE