diff --git a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
index 407646830..bcea64be3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class IssuesController < ApplicationController
     end
 
     def check_permission
-      unless @user.administrator?
+      unless @user.administrator? or @user.moderator?
         flash[:error] = t('application.require_admin.not_an_admin')
         redirect_to root_path
       end
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_header.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_header.html.erb
index 3187d0b27..29216de72 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_header.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_header.html.erb
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   </nav>
   <nav class='secondary'>
     <ul>
-      <% if @user and @user.administrator? %>
+      <% if @user and ( @user.administrator? or @user.moderator? ) %>
         <li class="compact-hide <%= current_page_class(issues_path) %>"><%= link_to t('layouts.issues'), issues_path %></li>
       <% end %>
       <li class="compact-hide <%= current_page_class(traces_path) %>"><%= link_to t('layouts.gps_traces'), traces_path %></li>
diff --git a/test/controllers/issues_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/issues_controller_test.rb
index 6f8bee328..87eda1506 100644
--- a/test/controllers/issues_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/issues_controller_test.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,29 @@ require 'test_helper'
 class IssuesControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
   fixtures :users,:user_roles
 
+  def test_view_dashboard_without_auth
+    # Access issues_path without login
+    get :index
+    assert_response :redirect
+    assert_redirected_to login_path(:referer => issues_path)
+
+    # Access issues_path as normal user
+    session[:user] = users(:normal_user).id
+    get :index
+    assert_response :redirect
+    assert_redirected_to root_path
+
+    # Access issues_path by admin
+    session[:user] = users(:administrator_user).id
+    get :index
+    assert_response :success
+
+    # Access issues_path by moderator
+    session[:user]= users(:moderator_user).id
+    get :index
+    assert_response :success
+  end
+
   def test_new_issue_without_login
     # Test creation of a new issue and a new report without logging in
     get :new, {reportable_id: 1, reportable_type: "User", reported_user_id: 1}
@@ -150,4 +173,30 @@ class IssuesControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
     assert_response :redirect
   end
 
+  def test_search_issues
+    # Login as administrator
+    session[:user] = users(:administrator_user).id
+
+    # No issues against the user
+    get :index, search_by_user: "test1"
+    assert_response :redirect
+    assert_redirected_to issues_path
+
+    # User doesn't exist
+    get :index, search_by_user: "test1000"
+    assert_response :redirect
+    assert_redirected_to issues_path
+
+    # Create Issue against user_id:2
+    test_new_issue_after_login
+    assert_equal Issue.count,1
+    assert_equal Issue.first.reported_user_id,2
+
+    session[:user] = users(:administrator_user).id
+
+    # Find Issue against user_id:2
+    get :index, search_by_user: "test2"
+    assert_response :success
+  end
+
 end