diff --git a/app/views/boards/_course_new.html.erb b/app/views/boards/_course_new.html.erb
index 32cec24d5..90f0d9c7e 100644
--- a/app/views/boards/_course_new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/boards/_course_new.html.erb
@@ -132,12 +132,12 @@
       <div id="topic_editor" style="display: none;">
         <%if User.current.member_of_course?(course) %>
             <div class="mt10">
-          <% if User.current.admin? %>
+          <% if User.current.id == course.tea_id %>
               <%= f.check_box :sticky, :value => topic.sticky %>
               <%= label_tag 'message_sticky', l(:label_board_sticky) %>
-          <% end %>
           <%= f.check_box :locked, :value => topic.locked %>
           <%= label_tag 'message_locked', l(:label_board_locked) %>
+          <% end %>
           <div class="cl"></div>
         </div>
         <% end %>