diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ShowbuilderController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ShowbuilderController.php
index d3e5b5400..b16717bde 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ShowbuilderController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ShowbuilderController.php
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ class ShowbuilderController extends Zend_Controller_Action
         
         $request = $this->getRequest();
         $baseUrl = $request->getBaseUrl();
+        $user = Application_Model_User::GetCurrentUser();
+        
+        $userType = $user->getType();
+        $this->view->headScript()->appendScript("localStorage.setItem( 'user-type', '$userType' );");
         
         $data = Application_Model_Preference::GetValue("library_datatable", true);
         if ($data != "") {
@@ -60,8 +64,7 @@ class ShowbuilderController extends Zend_Controller_Action
         $this->view->headLink()->appendStylesheet($baseUrl.'/css/datatables/css/ColReorder.css?'.$CC_CONFIG['airtime_version']);
         
         $this->view->headScript()->appendFile($this->view->baseUrl('/js/airtime/library/events/library_showbuilder.js?'.$CC_CONFIG['airtime_version']),'text/javascript');
-        
-        $user = Application_Model_User::GetCurrentUser(); 
+         
         $refer_sses = new Zend_Session_Namespace('referrer');
         
         if ($request->isPost()) {
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/showbuilder/builder.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/showbuilder/builder.js
index a18701239..10110aa78 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/showbuilder/builder.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/showbuilder/builder.js
@@ -103,9 +103,12 @@ var AIRTIME = (function(AIRTIME){
 	};
 	
 	mod.checkCancelButton = function() {
-		var $current = $sbTable.find(".sb-current-show.sb-allowed");
+		var $current = $sbTable.find(".sb-current-show.sb-allowed"),
+			//this user type should be refactored into a separate users module later
+			//when there's more time and more JS will need to know user data.
+			userType = localStorage.getItem('user-type');
 		
-		if ($current.length !== 0) {
+		if ($current.length !== 0 && (userType === 'A' || userType === 'P')) {
 			AIRTIME.button.enableButton("sb-button-cancel");
 		}
 		else {