diff --git a/rhodecode/apps/admin/tests/test_admin_main_views.py b/rhodecode/apps/admin/tests/test_admin_main_views.py
--- a/rhodecode/apps/admin/tests/test_admin_main_views.py
+++ b/rhodecode/apps/admin/tests/test_admin_main_views.py
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ def route_path(name, params=None, **kwar
 
 class TestAdminMainView(TestController):
 
-    def test_redirect_admin_home(self):
+    def test_access_admin_home(self):
         self.log_user()
-        response = self.app.get(route_path('admin_home'), status=302)
-        assert response.location.endswith('/audit_logs')
+        response = self.app.get(route_path('admin_home'), status=200)
+        response.mustcontain("Administration area")
 
     def test_redirect_pull_request_view(self, view):
         self.log_user()
diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/functional/test_delegated_admin.py b/rhodecode/tests/functional/test_delegated_admin.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/functional/test_delegated_admin.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/functional/test_delegated_admin.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ def route_path(name, params=None, **kwar
 
     base_url = {
         'home': '/',
+        'admin_home': ADMIN_PREFIX,
         'repos':
             ADMIN_PREFIX + '/repos',
         'repo_groups':
@@ -50,19 +51,14 @@ fixture = Fixture()
 
 class TestAdminDelegatedUser(TestController):
 
-    def test_regular_user_cannot_see_admin_interfaces(
-            self, user_util, xhr_header):
+    def test_regular_user_cannot_see_admin_interfaces(self, user_util, xhr_header):
         user = user_util.create_user(password='qweqwe')
+        user_util.inherit_default_user_permissions(user.username, False)
+
         self.log_user(user.username, 'qweqwe')
 
-        # check if in home view, such user doesn't see the "admin" menus
-        response = self.app.get(route_path('home'))
-
-        assert_response = response.assert_response()
-
-        assert_response.no_element_exists('li.local-admin-repos')
-        assert_response.no_element_exists('li.local-admin-repo-groups')
-        assert_response.no_element_exists('li.local-admin-user-groups')
+        # user doesn't have any access to resources so main admin page should 404
+        self.app.get(route_path('admin_home'), status=404)
 
         response = self.app.get(route_path('repos'), status=200)
         response.mustcontain('data: []')
@@ -74,8 +70,7 @@ class TestAdminDelegatedUser(TestControl
                                 status=200, extra_environ=xhr_header)
         assert response.json['data'] == []
 
-    def test_regular_user_can_see_admin_interfaces_if_owner(
-            self, user_util, xhr_header):
+    def test_regular_user_can_see_admin_interfaces_if_owner(self, user_util, xhr_header):
         user = user_util.create_user(password='qweqwe')
         username = user.username
 
@@ -89,14 +84,14 @@ class TestAdminDelegatedUser(TestControl
         user_group_name = user_group.users_group_name
 
         self.log_user(username, 'qweqwe')
-        # check if in home view, such user doesn't see the "admin" menus
-        response = self.app.get(route_path('home'))
+
+        response = self.app.get(route_path('admin_home'))
 
         assert_response = response.assert_response()
 
-        assert_response.one_element_exists('li.local-admin-repos')
-        assert_response.one_element_exists('li.local-admin-repo-groups')
-        assert_response.one_element_exists('li.local-admin-user-groups')
+        assert_response.element_contains('td.delegated-admin-repos', '1')
+        assert_response.element_contains('td.delegated-admin-repo-groups', '1')
+        assert_response.element_contains('td.delegated-admin-user-groups', '1')
 
         # admin interfaces have visible elements
         response = self.app.get(route_path('repos'), status=200)
@@ -132,13 +127,13 @@ class TestAdminDelegatedUser(TestControl
 
         self.log_user(username, 'qweqwe')
         # check if in home view, such user doesn't see the "admin" menus
-        response = self.app.get(route_path('home'))
+        response = self.app.get(route_path('admin_home'))
 
         assert_response = response.assert_response()
 
-        assert_response.one_element_exists('li.local-admin-repos')
-        assert_response.one_element_exists('li.local-admin-repo-groups')
-        assert_response.one_element_exists('li.local-admin-user-groups')
+        assert_response.element_contains('td.delegated-admin-repos', '1')
+        assert_response.element_contains('td.delegated-admin-repo-groups', '1')
+        assert_response.element_contains('td.delegated-admin-user-groups', '1')
 
         # admin interfaces have visible elements
         response = self.app.get(route_path('repos'), status=200)
diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/plugin.py b/rhodecode/tests/plugin.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/plugin.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/plugin.py
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ class UserUtility(object):
         return user_group
 
     def grant_user_permission(self, user_name, permission_name):
-        self._inherit_default_user_permissions(user_name, False)
+        self.inherit_default_user_permissions(user_name, False)
         self.user_permissions.append((user_name, permission_name))
 
     def grant_user_permission_to_repo_group(
@@ -1276,10 +1276,10 @@ class UserUtility(object):
         return permission
 
     def revoke_user_permission(self, user_name, permission_name):
-        self._inherit_default_user_permissions(user_name, True)
+        self.inherit_default_user_permissions(user_name, True)
         UserModel().revoke_perm(user_name, permission_name)
 
-    def _inherit_default_user_permissions(self, user_name, value):
+    def inherit_default_user_permissions(self, user_name, value):
         user = UserModel().get_by_username(user_name)
         user.inherit_default_permissions = value
         Session().add(user)