diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/ConfigureFrontendFromUser.php b/app/Http/Middleware/ConfigureFrontendFromUser.php
index 2842944ad..bfd4194fd 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/ConfigureFrontendFromUser.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/ConfigureFrontendFromUser.php
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@
 use App\Facades\Frontend;
 use Closure;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
 
 class ConfigureFrontendFromUser
 {
     public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next): Response
     {
-        $frontend = !$request->user()->can_administer
+        $frontend = Gate::allows('administer')
             ? FrontendEnum::from($request->user()->frontend)
             : null;