diff --git a/include/ajax.tickets.php b/include/ajax.tickets.php
index 14ac16401728bae43d546baa7e2aba39d9a45393..c2388a409f81f661140628aafbda68a1b71de86b 100644
--- a/include/ajax.tickets.php
+++ b/include/ajax.tickets.php
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ function refer($tid, $target=null) {
         if (!($ticket=Ticket::lookup($tid)))
             Http::response(404, __('No such ticket'));
 
-            if (!$ticket->checkStaffPerm($thisstaff, Ticket::PERM_REPLY) && !$ticket->checkStaffPerm($thisstaff, Ticket::PERM_MARKANSWERED) && !$thisstaff->isManager())
+        if (!$ticket->checkStaffPerm($thisstaff, Ticket::PERM_MARKANSWERED) && !$thisstaff->isManager())
             Http::response(403, __('Permission denied'));
 
         $errors = array();