diff --git a/app/views/shared/_center_panel.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_center_panel.html.erb
index f5f7bb7e..a83bd135 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_center_panel.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_center_panel.html.erb
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@
         </div>
         <%= yield :footer %>
         <div class="help-link">
-          <%= link_to t('help'), 'http://bigbluebutton.org/videos/', target: '_blank' %> |
-          <%= link_to t('preferences'), preferences_path %>
+          <%= link_to t('help'), 'http://bigbluebutton.org/videos/', target: '_blank' %>
+          <% if current_user %>
+            | <%= link_to t('preferences'), preferences_path %>
+          <% end %>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>