diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index ce2890e..d9bae98 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -237,6 +237,15 @@
     roles.include? Role.find_by(name: constant('user_role_types.grant_api_to_orgs'))
   end
 
+
+  ##
+  # checks if the user can grant the api to organisations
+  #
+  # @return [Boolean] true if the user can grant api permissions to organisations
+  def can_grant_api_to_orgs?
+    roles.include? Role.find_by(name: constant('user_role_types.grant_api_to_orgs'))
+  end
+
   ##
   # checks what type the user's organisation is
   #
diff --git a/app/views/users/admin_index.html.erb b/app/views/users/admin_index.html.erb
index 9bf9300..4bea24a 100644
--- a/app/views/users/admin_index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/admin_index.html.erb
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
           <th class="dmp_th_small"><%= t('org_admin.is_org_admin') %></th>
       </tr>
     </thead>
-
     <tbody>
       <% @users.each do |user| %>
           <% if !user.nil? then%>