diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/UserMembership/UserMembershipRouter.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/UserMembership/UserMembershipRouter.coffee
index 0f6ce7ef39..e13c1ae4b0 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/UserMembership/UserMembershipRouter.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/UserMembership/UserMembershipRouter.coffee
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ module.exports =
 
 		# create new entitites
 		webRouter.get "/entities/:name/create/:id",
-			AuthorizationMiddlewear.ensureUserIsSiteAdmin,
+			UserMembershipAuthorization.requirePublisherManagementAccess,
 			UserMembershipController.new
 		webRouter.post "/entities/:name/create/:id",
-			AuthorizationMiddlewear.ensureUserIsSiteAdmin,
+			UserMembershipAuthorization.requirePublisherManagementAccess,
 			UserMembershipController.create
diff --git a/services/web/app/views/user_membership/new.pug b/services/web/app/views/user_membership/new.pug
index 68e54c04bd..65f707390c 100644
--- a/services/web/app/views/user_membership/new.pug
+++ b/services/web/app/views/user_membership/new.pug
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ block content
 				.col-md-10.col-md-offset-1
 					h3 #{entityName} "#{entityId}" does not exists in v2
 					form(
-						enctype='multipart/form-data',
+						enctype='application/json',
 						method='post',
 						action=''
 					)