diff --git a/ProcessMaker/Http/Middleware/GenerateMenus.php b/ProcessMaker/Http/Middleware/GenerateMenus.php
index cebb3afd04..d98f4affe8 100644
--- a/ProcessMaker/Http/Middleware/GenerateMenus.php
+++ b/ProcessMaker/Http/Middleware/GenerateMenus.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use Closure;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Lavary\Menu\Facade as Menu;
+use ProcessMaker\Models\Permission;
 use ProcessMaker\Models\Setting;
 
 class GenerateMenus
@@ -282,24 +283,18 @@ public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next)
         return $next($request);
     }
 
-    private function userHasPermission($permission)
+    public static function userHasPermission($permission)
     {
         $user = \Auth::user();
 
-        if (!$user) {
-            return false;
+        if (!$user || !$user->is_administrator) {
+            return $user && $user->can($permission) && $user->hasPermission($permission);
         }
 
-        if ($user->is_administrator) {
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        // Fetch the user's permissions and check if the user has the specific permission
         $userPermissions = $user->permissions->pluck('group')->unique()->toArray();
-        if ($user->can($permission) && count($userPermissions) === 1 && $userPermissions[0] === 'Projects') {
-            return false; // Deny UI access if the user has only the 'Projects' permission
-        }
+        $defaultPermissions = Permission::DEFAULT_PERMISSIONS;
+        $userWithDefaultPermissions = empty(array_diff($userPermissions, $defaultPermissions));
 
-        return $user->can($permission);
+        return !($user->can($permission) && count($userPermissions) === 2 && $userWithDefaultPermissions);
     }
 }
diff --git a/ProcessMaker/Models/Permission.php b/ProcessMaker/Models/Permission.php
index 04a58ab5a4..64377474d7 100644
--- a/ProcessMaker/Models/Permission.php
+++ b/ProcessMaker/Models/Permission.php
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ class Permission extends ProcessMakerModel
         'group',
     ];
 
+    const DEFAULT_PERMISSIONS = ['Projects', 'Process Catalog'];
+
     public function getResourceTitleAttribute()
     {
         $match = preg_match('/(.+)-(.+)/', $this->name, $matches);