diff --git a/src/Handler/Utils/Widgets.hs b/src/Handler/Utils/Widgets.hs
index 3f6b1fe89..b56075a2c 100644
--- a/src/Handler/Utils/Widgets.hs
+++ b/src/Handler/Utils/Widgets.hs
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ visibleUTCTime dtf t = do
 -- | Simple link to a known route
 simpleLink :: HasRoute UniWorX url => Widget -> url -> Widget
 simpleLink lbl url = do
-  isAuth <- hasReadAccessTo $ urlRoute url
+  let route = urlRoute url
+  isAuth <- liftHandler . $cachedHereBinary route $ hasReadAccessTo route
   if | isAuth -> do
          tUrl <- toTextUrl url
          [whamlet|
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ editedByW fmt tm usr  = do
 -- | like `modal`, but only conditionally displays the modal link only after checking access rights. WARNING: this might be too slow for large dbTable. Use `modalAccessCheckOnClick` instead
 modalAccess :: Widget -> Widget -> Bool -> Route UniWorX -> Widget
 modalAccess wdgtNo wdgtYes writeAccess route = do
-  authOk <- liftHandler $ bool hasReadAccessTo hasWriteAccessTo writeAccess route
+  authOk <- liftHandler . $cachedHereBinary (route, writeAccess) $ bool hasReadAccessTo hasWriteAccessTo writeAccess route
   if authOk
     then modal wdgtYes (Left $ SomeRoute route)
     else       wdgtNo