diff --git a/app/controllers/post.js b/app/controllers/post.js
index e5090d1..9fd9f2e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/post.js
+++ b/app/controllers/post.js
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ class PostController extends SiteController {
   async getView (req, res, next) {
     const { comment: commentService, resource: resourceService } = this.dtp.services;
     try {
-      if ((res.locals.post.status !== 'published') &&
+      if ((res.locals.post.status !== 'published') && 
+          req.user &&
           !res.locals.post.author._id.equals(req.user._id) &&
           !req.user.hasAuthorDashboard) {
         throw new SiteError(403, 'The post is not published');
diff --git a/app/controllers/welcome.js b/app/controllers/welcome.js
index b6bdef3..f92320e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/welcome.js
+++ b/app/controllers/welcome.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class WelcomeController extends SiteController {
   }
 
   async getWelcomeCoreMember (req, res) {
+    await this.checkForUser(req, res);
     res.render('welcome/core-member');
   }
 
@@ -58,23 +59,33 @@ class WelcomeController extends SiteController {
   }
 
   async getSignupView (req, res) {
+    await this.checkForUser(req, res);
     req.session.captcha = req.session.captcha || { };
     req.session.captcha.signup = captcha.randomText(4 + Math.floor(Math.random()*4));
     res.render('welcome/signup');
   }
 
   async getLoginView (req, res) {
+    await this.checkForUser(req, res);
     res.locals.loginResult = req.session.loginResult;
     res.render('welcome/login');
   }
 
   async getHomeView (req, res, next) {
     try {
+      await this.checkForUser(req, res);
       res.render('welcome/index');
     } catch (error) {
       return next(error);
     }
   }
+ 
+  async checkForUser (req, res) {
+    if (req.user) {
+      res.redirect(301, '/');
+    }
+  }
+
 }
 
 module.exports = {