diff --git a/client/src/containers/NavigationLinks/index.jsx b/client/src/containers/NavigationLinks/index.jsx
index 7ef8ff85..d5a9c454 100644
--- a/client/src/containers/NavigationLinks/index.jsx
+++ b/client/src/containers/NavigationLinks/index.jsx
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { logOutChannel, checkForLoggedInChannel } from '../../actions/channel';
+import isApprovedChannel from '../../../../utils/isApprovedChannel';
 import View from './view';
 
 const mapStateToProps = ({ site, channel: { loggedInChannel: { name, shortId, longId } } }) => {
   return {
-    site,
-    channelName   : name,
-    channelShortId: shortId,
-    channelLongId : longId,
+    showPublish       : (!site.publishOnlyApproved || isApprovedChannel({ longId }, site.approvedChannels)),
+    closedRegistration: site.closedRegistration,
+    channelName       : name,
+    channelShortId    : shortId,
+    channelLongId     : longId,
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/client/src/containers/NavigationLinks/view.jsx b/client/src/containers/NavigationLinks/view.jsx
index c1a71335..01775688 100644
--- a/client/src/containers/NavigationLinks/view.jsx
+++ b/client/src/containers/NavigationLinks/view.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { NavLink, withRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
 import NavBarChannelOptionsDropdown from '@components/NavBarChannelOptionsDropdown';
-import isApprovedChannel from '../../../../utils/isApprovedChannel';
 
 const VIEW = 'VIEW';
 const LOGOUT = 'LOGOUT';
@@ -29,10 +28,10 @@ class NavigationLinks extends React.Component {
     }
   }
   render () {
-    const { site, channelLongId, channelName } = this.props;
+    const { channelName, showPublish, closedRegistration } = this.props;
     return (
       <div className='navigation-links'>
-        {(!site.publishOnlyApproved || isApprovedChannel({ longId: channelLongId }, site.approvedChannels)) && <NavLink
+        {showPublish && <NavLink
           className='nav-bar-link link--nav'
           activeClassName='link--nav-active'
           to='/'
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ class NavigationLinks extends React.Component {
             VIEW={VIEW}
             LOGOUT={LOGOUT}
           />
-        ) : !site.closedRegistration && (
+        ) : !closedRegistration && (
           <NavLink
             id='nav-bar-login-link'
             className='nav-bar-link link--nav'