diff --git a/lib/core/services/user-access.service.spec.ts b/lib/core/services/user-access.service.spec.ts
index b4bd6c9b5f..4d056ebec5 100644
--- a/lib/core/services/user-access.service.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/core/services/user-access.service.spec.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ describe('UserAccessService', () => {
         beforeEach(() => {
             spyOn(jwtHelperService, 'getValueFromLocalToken').and.returnValue(undefined);
             getAccessFromApiSpy = spyOn(oauth2Service, 'get').and.returnValue(of(userAccessMock));
+            appConfigService.config.authType = 'OAUTH';
         });
 
         it('should return true when the user has one of the global roles', async () => {
@@ -137,5 +138,12 @@ describe('UserAccessService', () => {
 
             expect(getAccessFromApiSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ url: `${ fakeIdentityHost }/v1/identity/roles` });
         });
+
+        it('should not fetch the access from the API if is not configured with OAUTH', async () => {
+            appConfigService.config.authType = 'BASIC';
+            await userAccessService.fetchUserAccess();
+
+            expect(getAccessFromApiSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
     });
 });
diff --git a/lib/core/services/user-access.service.ts b/lib/core/services/user-access.service.ts
index 5a78e7eb9a..68e2436304 100644
--- a/lib/core/services/user-access.service.ts
+++ b/lib/core/services/user-access.service.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,11 @@ export class UserAccessService {
 
     async fetchUserAccess() {
         if (!this.hasFetchedAccess()) {
-            this.hasRolesInJwt() ? this.fetchAccessFromJwt() : await this.fetchAccessFromApi();
+            if (this.hasRolesInJwt()) {
+                this.fetchAccessFromJwt();
+            } else if (this.isOauth()) {
+                await this.fetchAccessFromApi();
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -67,6 +71,10 @@ export class UserAccessService {
         return `${this.appConfigService.get('identityHost')}`;
     }
 
+    private isOauth(): boolean {
+        return this.appConfigService.get('authType') === 'OAUTH';
+    }
+
     /**
      * Checks for global roles access.
      *