diff --git a/src/app/main-nav-bar/main-nav-bar.component.html b/src/app/main-nav-bar/main-nav-bar.component.html
index ea6ed015..fc9981b2 100644
--- a/src/app/main-nav-bar/main-nav-bar.component.html
+++ b/src/app/main-nav-bar/main-nav-bar.component.html
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         <a routerLink="/submit-data/gene-names" class="dropdown-item">Gene names</a></li>
       <li role="menuitem">
         <a routerLink="/submit-data" class="dropdown-item">Datasets</a></li>
-      <li role="menuitem">
+      <li role="menuitem" *ngIf="cantoURL">
         <a href="{{cantoURL}}" class="dropdown-item">Curate a paper</a></li>
     </ul>
   </span>