diff --git a/server/googleActions.js b/server/googleActions.js
index ec541e5f5..51da56218 100644
--- a/server/googleActions.js
+++ b/server/googleActions.js
@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@ const GoogleActions = {
 		return obj.data.id;
 	},
 
-	getGoogleBrew : async (id, accessId, accessType)=>{
-		const drive = googleDrive.drive({ version: 'v3', auth: defaultAuth });
+	getGoogleBrew : async (auth, id, accessId, accessType)=>{
+		const drive = googleDrive.drive({ version: 'v3', auth: auth || defaultAuth });
 
 		const obj = await drive.files.get({
 			fileId : id,
diff --git a/server/homebrew.api.js b/server/homebrew.api.js
index f536ec45e..a75887742 100644
--- a/server/homebrew.api.js
+++ b/server/homebrew.api.js
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ const api = {
 			stub = stub?.toObject();
 			googleId ??= stub?.googleId;
 
+			const isOwner   = stub?.authors?.length === 0 || stub?.authors?.[0] === req.account?.username;
 			const isAuthor  = stub?.authors?.includes(req.account?.username);
 			const isInvited = stub?.invitedAuthors?.includes(req.account?.username);
 
@@ -122,9 +123,10 @@ const api = {
 			}
 
 			// If there is a google id, try to find the google brew
-				const googleBrew = await GoogleActions.getGoogleBrew(googleId || stub?.googleId, id, accessType)
 			if(!stubOnly && googleId) {
+				const oAuth2Client = isOwner? GoogleActions.authCheck(req.account, res) : undefined;
 				
+				const googleBrew = await GoogleActions.getGoogleBrew(oAuth2Client, googleId, id, accessType)
 					.catch((googleError)=>{
 						const reason = googleError.errors?.[0].reason;
 						if(reason == 'notFound')
diff --git a/server/homebrew.api.spec.js b/server/homebrew.api.spec.js
index 814db26f8..8270b1568 100644
--- a/server/homebrew.api.spec.js
+++ b/server/homebrew.api.spec.js
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ describe('Tests for api', ()=>{
 			expect(next).toHaveBeenCalled();
 			expect(api.getId).toHaveBeenCalledWith(req);
 			expect(model.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ shareId: '1' });
-			expect(google.getGoogleBrew).toHaveBeenCalledWith('2', '1', 'share');
+			expect(google.getGoogleBrew).toHaveBeenCalledWith(undefined, '2', '1', 'share');
 		});
 
 		it('access is denied to a locked brew', async()=>{