diff --git a/app/controllers/settings/background_jobs_controller.rb b/app/controllers/settings/background_jobs_controller.rb
index 4e71d4b9..6eafb4c7 100644
--- a/app/controllers/settings/background_jobs_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/settings/background_jobs_controller.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 class Settings::BackgroundJobsController < ApplicationController
   before_action :authenticate_self_hosted!
-  before_action :authenticate_user!
   before_action :authenticate_admin!, unless: lambda {
     %w[start_immich_import start_photoprism_import].include?(params[:job_name])
   }
diff --git a/spec/requests/settings/users_spec.rb b/spec/requests/settings/users_spec.rb
index ddec5949..51079587 100644
--- a/spec/requests/settings/users_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/settings/users_spec.rb
@@ -6,81 +6,123 @@ RSpec.describe '/settings/users', type: :request do
   let(:valid_attributes) { { email: 'user@domain.com', password: '4815162342' } }
   let!(:admin) { create(:user, :admin) }
 
-  context 'when user is not authenticated' do
-    it 'redirects to sign in page' do
-      post settings_users_url, params: { user: valid_attributes }
-
-      expect(response).to redirect_to(root_url)
+  context 'when Dawarich is in self-hosted mode' do
+    before do
+      allow(DawarichSettings).to receive(:self_hosted?).and_return(true)
     end
-  end
 
-  context 'when user is authenticated' do
-    context 'when user is not an admin' do
-      before { sign_in create(:user) }
-
-      it 'redirects to root page' do
+    context 'when user is not authenticated' do
+      it 'redirects to sign in page' do
         post settings_users_url, params: { user: valid_attributes }
 
         expect(response).to redirect_to(root_url)
       end
     end
 
-    context 'when user is an admin' do
-      describe 'POST /create' do
-        before { sign_in admin }
+    context 'when user is authenticated' do
+      context 'when user is not an admin' do
+        before { sign_in create(:user) }
 
-        context 'with valid parameters' do
-          it 'creates a new User' do
-            expect do
-              post settings_users_url, params: { user: valid_attributes }
-            end.to change(User, :count).by(1)
+        it 'redirects to root page' do
+          post settings_users_url, params: { user: valid_attributes }
 
-            expect(User.last.email).to eq(valid_attributes[:email])
-            expect(User.last.valid_password?(valid_attributes[:password])).to be_truthy
-          end
-
-          it 'redirects to the created settings_user' do
-            post settings_users_url, params: { user: valid_attributes }
-
-            expect(response).to redirect_to(settings_users_url)
-            expect(flash[:notice]).to eq('User was successfully created')
-          end
-        end
-
-        context 'with invalid parameters' do
-          let(:invalid_attributes) { { email: nil } }
-
-          it 'does not create a new User' do
-            expect do
-              post settings_users_url, params: { user: invalid_attributes }
-            end.to change(User, :count).by(0)
-          end
-
-          it 'renders a response with 422 status (i.e. to display the "new" template)' do
-            post settings_users_url, params: { user: invalid_attributes }
-
-            expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_entity)
-          end
+          expect(response).to redirect_to(root_url)
         end
       end
 
-      describe 'PATCH /update' do
-        let(:user) { create(:user) }
+      context 'when user is an admin' do
+        describe 'POST /create' do
+          before { sign_in admin }
 
-        before { sign_in admin }
+          context 'with valid parameters' do
+            it 'creates a new User' do
+              expect do
+                post settings_users_url, params: { user: valid_attributes }
+              end.to change(User, :count).by(1)
 
-        context 'with valid parameters' do
-          let(:new_attributes) { { email: FFaker::Internet.email, password: '4815162342' } }
+              expect(User.last.email).to eq(valid_attributes[:email])
+              expect(User.last.valid_password?(valid_attributes[:password])).to be_truthy
+            end
 
-          it 'updates the requested user' do
-            patch settings_user_url(user), params: { user: new_attributes }
+            it 'redirects to the created settings_user' do
+              post settings_users_url, params: { user: valid_attributes }
 
-            user.reload
-            expect(user.email).to eq(new_attributes[:email])
-            expect(user.valid_password?(new_attributes[:password])).to be_truthy
+              expect(response).to redirect_to(settings_users_url)
+              expect(flash[:notice]).to eq('User was successfully created')
+            end
+          end
+
+          context 'with invalid parameters' do
+            let(:invalid_attributes) { { email: nil } }
+
+            it 'does not create a new User' do
+              expect do
+                post settings_users_url, params: { user: invalid_attributes }
+              end.to change(User, :count).by(0)
+            end
+
+            it 'renders a response with 422 status (i.e. to display the "new" template)' do
+              post settings_users_url, params: { user: invalid_attributes }
+
+              expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_entity)
+            end
+          end
+        end
+
+        describe 'PATCH /update' do
+          let(:user) { create(:user) }
+
+          before { sign_in admin }
+
+          context 'with valid parameters' do
+            let(:new_attributes) { { email: FFaker::Internet.email, password: '4815162342' } }
+
+            it 'updates the requested user' do
+              patch settings_user_url(user), params: { user: new_attributes }
+
+              user.reload
+              expect(user.email).to eq(new_attributes[:email])
+              expect(user.valid_password?(new_attributes[:password])).to be_truthy
+            end
           end
         end
       end
     end
   end
+
+  context 'when Dawarich is not in self-hosted mode' do
+    before do
+      allow(DawarichSettings).to receive(:self_hosted?).and_return(false)
+      sign_in admin
+    end
+
+    describe 'GET /index' do
+      it 'redirects to root page' do
+        get settings_users_url
+
+        expect(response).to redirect_to(root_url)
+        expect(flash[:notice]).to eq('You are not authorized to perform this action.')
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'POST /create' do
+      it 'redirects to root page' do
+        post settings_users_url, params: { user: valid_attributes }
+
+        expect(response).to redirect_to(root_url)
+        expect(flash[:notice]).to eq('You are not authorized to perform this action.')
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'PATCH /update' do
+      let(:user) { create(:user) }
+
+      it 'redirects to root page' do
+        patch settings_user_url(user), params: { user: valid_attributes }
+
+        expect(response).to redirect_to(root_url)
+        expect(flash[:notice]).to eq('You are not authorized to perform this action.')
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end