diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_detail/edition.js b/js/components/ascribe_detail/edition.js
index e52434d8..2d7195c3 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_detail/edition.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_detail/edition.js
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ import Property from '../ascribe_forms/property';
 
 import AclProxy from '../acl_proxy';
 
-import { currentUserShape } from '../prop_types';
-
 import ApiUrls from '../../constants/api_urls';
 import AscribeSpinner from '../ascribe_spinner';
 
@@ -37,14 +35,16 @@ import { withCurrentUser } from '../../utils/react_utils';
  */
 const Edition = React.createClass({
     propTypes: {
-        currentUser: currentUserShape.isRequired,
         edition: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
         whitelabel: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
 
         actionPanelButtonListType: React.PropTypes.func,
         coaError: React.PropTypes.object,
         furtherDetailsType: React.PropTypes.func,
-        loadEdition: React.PropTypes.func
+        loadEdition: React.PropTypes.func,
+
+        // Injected through HOCs
+        isLoggedIn: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired // eslint-disable-line react/sort-prop-types
     },
 
     getDefaultProps() {
@@ -54,13 +54,15 @@ const Edition = React.createClass({
     },
 
     render() {
-        const { actionPanelButtonListType,
-                coaError,
-                currentUser,
-                edition,
-                furtherDetailsType: FurtherDetailsType,
-                loadEdition,
-                whitelabel } = this.props;
+        const {
+            actionPanelButtonListType,
+            coaError,
+            edition,
+            isLoggedIn,
+            loadEdition,
+            whitelabel,
+            furtherDetailsType: FurtherDetailsType
+        } = this.props;
 
         return (
             <Row>
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ const Edition = React.createClass({
 
                     <CollapsibleParagraph
                         title={getLangText('Notes')}
-                        show={!!(currentUser.username || edition.acl.acl_edit || edition.public_note)}>
+                        show={!!(isLoggedIn || edition.acl.acl_edit || edition.public_note)}>
                         <Note
                             id={() => {return {'bitcoin_id': edition.bitcoin_id}; }}
                             label={getLangText('Personal note (private)')}
@@ -154,12 +156,14 @@ const Edition = React.createClass({
 
 let EditionSummary = withCurrentUser(React.createClass({
     propTypes: {
-        currentUser: currentUserShape.isRequired,
         edition: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
         whitelabel: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
 
         actionPanelButtonListType: React.PropTypes.func,
-        handleSuccess: React.PropTypes.func
+        handleSuccess: React.PropTypes.func,
+
+        // Injected through HOCs
+        isLoggedIn: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired, // eslint-disable-line react/sort-prop-types
     },
 
     getStatus() {
@@ -173,7 +177,13 @@ let EditionSummary = withCurrentUser(React.createClass({
     },
 
     render() {
-        const { actionPanelButtonListType, currentUser, edition, handleSuccess, whitelabel } = this.props;
+        const {
+            actionPanelButtonListType,
+            edition,
+            handleSuccess,
+            isLoggedIn,
+            whitelabel
+        } = this.props;
 
         return (
             <div className="ascribe-detail-header">
@@ -197,7 +207,7 @@ let EditionSummary = withCurrentUser(React.createClass({
                     no more than 1 key, we're hiding the `DetailProperty` actions as otherwise
                     `AclInformation` would show up
                 */}
-                <AclProxy show={currentUser.email && Object.keys(edition.acl).length > 1}>
+                <AclProxy show={isLoggedIn && Object.keys(edition.acl).length > 1}>
                     <DetailProperty
                         label={getLangText('ACTIONS')}
                         className="hidden-print">
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_detail/note.js b/js/components/ascribe_detail/note.js
index 2c3fe885..83d3a88f 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_detail/note.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_detail/note.js
@@ -9,14 +9,11 @@ import Form from '../ascribe_forms/form';
 import Property from '../ascribe_forms/property';
 import InputTextAreaToggable from '../ascribe_forms/input_textarea_toggable';
 
-import { currentUserShape } from '../prop_types';
-
 import { getLangText } from '../../utils/lang_utils';
 import { withCurrentUser } from '../../utils/react_utils';
 
 let Note = React.createClass({
     propTypes: {
-        currentUser: currentUserShape.isRequired,
         id: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
         url: React.PropTypes.string.isRequired,
 
@@ -25,7 +22,10 @@ let Note = React.createClass({
         label: React.PropTypes.string,
         placeholder: React.PropTypes.string,
         show: React.PropTypes.bool,
-        successMessage: React.PropTypes.string
+        successMessage: React.PropTypes.string,
+
+        // Injected through HOCs
+        isLoggedIn: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired // eslint-disable-line react/sort-prop-types
     },
 
     getDefaultProps() {
@@ -43,9 +43,18 @@ let Note = React.createClass({
     },
 
     render() {
-        const { currentUser, defaultValue, editable, id, label, placeholder, show, url } = this.props;
+        const {
+            defaultValue,
+            editable,
+            id,
+            isLoggedIn,
+            label,
+            placeholder,
+            show,
+            url
+        } = this.props;
 
-        if ((currentUser.username && editable || !editable) && show) {
+        if ((isLoggedIn && editable || !editable) && show) {
             return (
                 <Form
                     url={url}
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_detail/piece_container.js b/js/components/ascribe_detail/piece_container.js
index 6ae10f96..7d4d982d 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_detail/piece_container.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_detail/piece_container.js
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ import ListRequestActions from '../ascribe_forms/list_form_request_actions';
 import AclProxy from '../acl_proxy';
 import AscribeSpinner from '../ascribe_spinner';
 
-import { currentUserShape } from '../prop_types';
-
 import ApiUrls from '../../constants/api_urls';
 
 import { setDocumentTitle } from '../../utils/dom_utils';
@@ -52,11 +50,13 @@ import { withCurrentUser } from '../../utils/react_utils';
  */
 const PieceContainer = React.createClass({
     propTypes: {
-        currentUser: currentUserShape.isRequired,
         router: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
 
         furtherDetailsType: React.PropTypes.func,
 
+        // Injected through HOCs
+        isLoggedIn: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired, // eslint-disable-line react/sort-prop-types
+
         // Provided from AscribeApp
         whitelabel: React.PropTypes.object,
 
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ const PieceContainer = React.createClass({
 
     getActions() {
         const { piece } = this.state;
-        const { currentUser } = this.props;
+        const { isLoggedIn } = this.props;
 
         if (piece.notifications && piece.notifications.length > 0) {
             return (
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ const PieceContainer = React.createClass({
         } else {
             return (
                 <AclProxy
-                    show={currentUser.email && Object.keys(piece.acl).length > 1}>
+                    show={isLoggedIn && Object.keys(piece.acl).length > 1}>
                     {/*
                         `acl_view` is always available in `edition.acl`, therefore if it has
                         no more than 1 key, we're hiding the `DetailProperty` actions as otherwise
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ const PieceContainer = React.createClass({
     },
 
     render() {
-        const { furtherDetailsType: FurtherDetailsType } = this.props;
+        const { isLoggedIn, furtherDetailsType: FurtherDetailsType } = this.props;
         const { piece } = this.state;
 
         if (piece.id) {
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ const PieceContainer = React.createClass({
                     </CollapsibleParagraph>
                     <CollapsibleParagraph
                         title={getLangText('Notes')}
-                        show={!!(currentUser.username || piece.acl.acl_edit || piece.public_note)}>
+                        show={!!(isLoggedIn || piece.acl.acl_edit || piece.public_note)}>
                         <Note
                             id={this.getId}
                             label={getLangText('Personal note (private)')}
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_copyright_association.js b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_copyright_association.js
index f5612899..529ffc3a 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_copyright_association.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_copyright_association.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const CopyrightAssociationForm = React.createClass({
     propTypes: {
         // Injected through HOCs
         currentUser: currentUserShape.isRequired,
+        isLoggedIn: bool.isRequired
     },
 
     handleSubmitSuccess() {
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ const CopyrightAssociationForm = React.createClass({
     },
 
     render() {
-        const { currentUser } = this.props;
+        const { currentUser, isLoggedIn } = this.props;
         const selectDefaultValue = ' -- ' + getLangText('select an association') + ' -- ';
 
         let selectedState = selectDefaultValue;
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ const CopyrightAssociationForm = React.createClass({
             }
         }
 
-        if (currentUser.email) {
+        if (isLoggedIn) {
             return (
                 <Form
                     ref='form'
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_settings/settings_container.js b/js/components/ascribe_settings/settings_container.js
index 7fd23076..e968a874 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_settings/settings_container.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_settings/settings_container.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import BitcoinWalletSettings from './bitcoin_wallet_settings';
 import WebhookSettings from './webhook_settings';
 
 import AclProxy from '../acl_proxy';
-import { currentUserShape } from '../prop_types';
 
 import { setDocumentTitle } from '../../utils/dom_utils';
 import { getLangText } from '../../utils/lang_utils';
@@ -19,13 +18,14 @@ import { withCurrentUser } from '../../utils/react_utils';
 
 let SettingsContainer = React.createClass({
     propTypes: {
-        currentUser: currentUserShape.isRequired,
-
         children: React.PropTypes.oneOfType([
             React.PropTypes.arrayOf(React.PropTypes.element),
             React.PropTypes.element
         ]),
 
+        // Injected through HOCs
+        isLoggedIn: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired, // eslint-disable-line react/sort-prop-types
+
         // Provided from AscribeApp
         whitelabel: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
 
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ let SettingsContainer = React.createClass({
     },
 
     render() {
-        const { children, currentUser, whitelabel } = this.props;
+        const { children, isLoggedIn, whitelabel } = this.props;
 
         setDocumentTitle(getLangText('Account settings'));
 
-        if (currentUser.username) {
+        if (isLoggedIn) {
             return (
                 <div className="settings-container">
                     <AccountSettings
diff --git a/js/components/header.js b/js/components/header.js
index 4f31acb0..2765816a 100644
--- a/js/components/header.js
+++ b/js/components/header.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ let Header = React.createClass({
 
         // Injected through HOCs
         currentUser: currentUserShape.isRequired, // eslint-disable-line react/sort-prop-types
+        isLoggedIn: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired, // eslint-disable-line react/sort-prop-types
     },
 
     getInitialState() {
@@ -110,14 +111,14 @@ let Header = React.createClass({
     },
 
     render() {
-        const { currentUser, routes, whitelabel } = this.props;
+        const { currentUser, isLoggedIn, routes, whitelabel } = this.props;
         const { unfilteredPieceListCount } = this.state;
 
         let account;
         let signup;
         let navRoutesLinks;
 
-        if (currentUser.username) {
+        if (isLoggedIn) {
             account = (
                 <DropdownButton
                     ref='dropdownbutton'
diff --git a/js/components/header_notifications.js b/js/components/header_notifications.js
index 28851c72..aedaba43 100644
--- a/js/components/header_notifications.js
+++ b/js/components/header_notifications.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ let HeaderNotifications = React.createClass({
     propTypes: {
         // Injected through HOCs
         currentUser: currentUserShape.isRequired, // eslint-disable-line react/sort-prop-types
+        isLoggedIn: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired // eslint-disable-line react/sort-prop-types
     },
 
     getInitialState() {
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ let HeaderNotifications = React.createClass({
     componentDidMount() {
         NotificationStore.listen(this.onChange);
 
-        if (this.props.currentUser.email) {
+        if (this.props.isLoggedIn) {
             this.refreshNotifications();
         }
     },
diff --git a/js/components/whitelabel/wallet/components/ascribe_detail/wallet_piece_container.js b/js/components/whitelabel/wallet/components/ascribe_detail/wallet_piece_container.js
index 38c5cc73..ed05f235 100644
--- a/js/components/whitelabel/wallet/components/ascribe_detail/wallet_piece_container.js
+++ b/js/components/whitelabel/wallet/components/ascribe_detail/wallet_piece_container.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import Note from '../../../../ascribe_detail/note';
 import Piece from '../../../../../components/ascribe_detail/piece';
 
 import AscribeSpinner from '../../../../ascribe_spinner';
-import { currentUserShape } from '../../../../prop_types';
 
 import ApiUrls from '../../../../../constants/api_urls';
 
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ import { withCurrentUser } from '../../../../../utils/react_utils';
 let WalletPieceContainer = React.createClass({
     propTypes: {
         piece: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
-        currentUser: currentUserShape.isRequired,
         handleDeleteSuccess: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
         loadPiece: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
         submitButtonType: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
@@ -32,13 +30,16 @@ let WalletPieceContainer = React.createClass({
         children: React.PropTypes.oneOfType([
             React.PropTypes.object,
             React.PropTypes.array
-        ])
+        ]),
+
+        // Injected through HOCs
+        isLoggedIn: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired // eslint-disable-line react/sort-prop-types
     },
 
     render() {
         const { children,
-                currentUser,
                 handleDeleteSuccess,
+                isLoggedIn,
                 loadPiece,
                 piece,
                 submitButtonType } = this.props;
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ let WalletPieceContainer = React.createClass({
                     </CollapsibleParagraph>
                     <CollapsibleParagraph
                         title={getLangText('Notes')}
-                        show={!!(currentUser.username || piece.public_note)}>
+                        show={!!(isLoggedIn || piece.public_note)}>
                         <Note
                             id={() => {return {'id': piece.id}; }}
                             label={getLangText('Personal note (private)')}
diff --git a/js/components/whitelabel/wallet/components/ikonotv/ikonotv_landing.js b/js/components/whitelabel/wallet/components/ikonotv/ikonotv_landing.js
index d85903df..8b12d9ad 100644
--- a/js/components/whitelabel/wallet/components/ikonotv/ikonotv_landing.js
+++ b/js/components/whitelabel/wallet/components/ikonotv/ikonotv_landing.js
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import Button from 'react-bootstrap/lib/Button';
 
 import LinkContainer from 'react-router-bootstrap/lib/LinkContainer';
 
-import { currentUserShape } from '../../../../prop_types';
-
 import { setDocumentTitle } from '../../../../../utils/dom_utils';
 import { getLangText } from '../../../../../utils/lang_utils';
 import { withCurrentUser } from '../../../../../utils/react_utils';
@@ -15,8 +13,10 @@ import { withCurrentUser } from '../../../../../utils/react_utils';
 
 let IkonotvLanding = React.createClass({
     propTypes: {
+        // Injected through HOCs
+        isLoggedIn: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired, // eslint-disable-line react/sort-prop-types
+
         // Provided from WalletApp
-        currentUser: currentUserShape.isRequired,
         whitelabel: React.PropTypes.object,
 
         // Provided from router
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ let IkonotvLanding = React.createClass({
     },
 
     getEnterButton() {
-        const { currentUser, location } = this.props;
+        const { isLoggedIn, location } = this.props;
         let redirect = '/login';
 
-        if (currentUser.email) {
+        if (isLoggedIn) {
             redirect = '/collection';
         } else if (location.query.redirect) {
             redirect = '/' + location.query.redirect;
diff --git a/js/utils/react_utils.js b/js/utils/react_utils.js
index 58c52a8d..38a0d78a 100644
--- a/js/utils/react_utils.js
+++ b/js/utils/react_utils.js
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ export function getDisplayName(WrappedComponent) {
 
 /**
  * Similar to react-router's `withRouter`, this injects the `currentUser` from the Component's
- * context into the Component as a prop.
+ * context into the Component as a prop. It also injects whether the user's logged in or not as
+ * `isLoggedIn`.
  *
- * @param  {Component} Component Component to inject `context.currentUser` into
+ * @param  {Component} Component Component to inject `context.currentUser` and `isLoggedIn` into
  * @return {Component}           Wrapped component
  */
 export function withCurrentUser(Component) {
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ export function withCurrentUser(Component) {
     };
 
     const WithCurrentUser = (props, { currentUser }) => (
-        <Component {...props} currentUser={currentUser} />
+        <Component {...props} currentUser={currentUser} isLoggedIn={!!currentUser.email} />
     );
 
     WithCurrentUser.displayName = `WithCurrentUser(${getDisplayName(Component)})`;