diff --git a/app/controllers/courses_controller.rb b/app/controllers/courses_controller.rb
index db972941e..a7f1589a6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/courses_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/courses_controller.rb
@@ -468,13 +468,17 @@ class CoursesController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def new
-    @course_type = params[:course_type] ||= params[:course]
-    @issue_custom_fields = IssueCustomField.sorted.all
-    @trackers = Tracker.sorted.all
-    @course = Course.new
-    @course.safe_attributes = params[:course]
-    # month = Time.now.month
-    render :layout => 'new_base'
+    if User.current.login?
+      @course_type = params[:course_type] ||= params[:course]
+      @issue_custom_fields = IssueCustomField.sorted.all
+      @trackers = Tracker.sorted.all
+      @course = Course.new
+      @course.safe_attributes = params[:course]
+      # month = Time.now.month
+      render :layout => 'new_base'
+    else
+      redirect_to signin_url
+    end
   end
 
   def desc_sort_course_by_avtivity(activity_count, courses)