diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index f3367db59..d89f2f57a 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -825,6 +825,9 @@ class User < Principal
   end
 
   def admin_of_org?(org)
+    if self.admin?
+      return true
+    end
     if  OrgMember.where("user_id =? and organization_id =?", self.id, org.id).count == 0
       return false
     end