diff --git a/webapp/packages/core-root/src/DefaultNavigatorSettingsResource.ts b/webapp/packages/core-root/src/DefaultNavigatorSettingsResource.ts
index 829ef38051..5d4312d815 100644
--- a/webapp/packages/core-root/src/DefaultNavigatorSettingsResource.ts
+++ b/webapp/packages/core-root/src/DefaultNavigatorSettingsResource.ts
@@ -27,15 +27,7 @@ export class DefaultNavigatorSettingsResource extends CachedDataResource<Default
     super(() => null, undefined, []);
     this.sync(serverConfigResource);
 
-    this.update = {
-      hideFolders: false,
-      hideSchemas: false,
-      hideVirtualModel: false,
-      mergeEntities: false,
-      showOnlyEntities: false,
-      showSystemObjects: false,
-      showUtilityObjects: false,
-    };
+    this.update = getDefaultNavigatorSettings();
 
     makeObservable<this, 'syncUpdateData'>(this, {
       update: observable,
@@ -66,15 +58,7 @@ export class DefaultNavigatorSettingsResource extends CachedDataResource<Default
     if (this.data) {
       Object.assign(this.update, this.data);
     } else {
-      this.update = {
-        hideFolders: false,
-        hideSchemas: false,
-        hideVirtualModel: false,
-        mergeEntities: false,
-        showOnlyEntities: false,
-        showSystemObjects: false,
-        showUtilityObjects: false,
-      };
+      this.update = getDefaultNavigatorSettings();
     }
   }
 
@@ -105,3 +89,15 @@ export class DefaultNavigatorSettingsResource extends CachedDataResource<Default
     Object.assign(this.update, defaultNavigatorSettings);
   }
 }
+
+function getDefaultNavigatorSettings(): NavigatorSettingsInput {
+  return {
+    hideFolders: false,
+    hideSchemas: false,
+    hideVirtualModel: false,
+    mergeEntities: false,
+    showOnlyEntities: false,
+    showSystemObjects: false,
+    showUtilityObjects: false,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/webapp/packages/core-root/src/PermissionsService.ts b/webapp/packages/core-root/src/PermissionsService.ts
index f0942c77c3..a264ae1dae 100644
--- a/webapp/packages/core-root/src/PermissionsService.ts
+++ b/webapp/packages/core-root/src/PermissionsService.ts
@@ -18,14 +18,10 @@ export enum EPermission {}
 @injectable()
 export class PermissionsService {
   get publicDisabled(): boolean {
-    if (
+    return (
       this.serverConfigResource.configurationMode ||
       (this.serverLicenseStatusResource?.licenseRequired && !this.serverLicenseStatusResource.licenseValid)
-    ) {
-      return true;
-    }
-
-    return false;
+    );
   }
 
   constructor(