diff --git a/pinry/settings/base.py b/pinry/settings/base.py
index bcea051..fbacfe7 100644
--- a/pinry/settings/base.py
+++ b/pinry/settings/base.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ REST_FRAMEWORK = {
     # Use Django's standard `django.contrib.auth` permissions,
     # or allow read-only access for unauthenticated users.
     'DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES': [
-        'rest_framework.permissions.DjangoModelPermissionsOrAnonReadOnly'
+        'rest_framework.permissions.IsAuthenticatedOrReadOnly'
     ],
     'DEFAULT_FILTER_BACKENDS': (
         'django_filters.rest_framework.DjangoFilterBackend',