diff --git a/app/controllers/geocoder_controller.rb b/app/controllers/geocoder_controller.rb
index 1b2ae340b..8195b0d47 100644
--- a/app/controllers/geocoder_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/geocoder_controller.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ class GeocoderController < ApplicationController
   require 'net/http'
   require 'rexml/document'
 
+  before_filter :authorize_web
   before_filter :set_locale
 
   def search