diff --git a/modules/frontend/__init__.py b/modules/frontend/__init__.py
index 9306ac5..6ed0414 100644
--- a/modules/frontend/__init__.py
+++ b/modules/frontend/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-from flask import Flask
+from flask import Flask, render_template, flash
 import os
+import sys
+from functools import wraps
 from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
 import warnings
 warnings.filterwarnings("ignore")
@@ -9,4 +11,24 @@
 
 app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = 'secret-key-goes-here'
 app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = 'sqlite:///db.sqlite'
-db = SQLAlchemy(app)
\ No newline at end of file
+db = SQLAlchemy(app)
+
+isAdmin = False
+if(len(sys.argv) > 1 and sys.argv[1] == '--admin'):
+    isAdmin = True
+else:
+    isAdmin = False
+
+def checkAdmin(func):
+    @wraps(func)
+    def decorated_function(*args, **kwargs):
+        isAdmin = False
+        if(len(sys.argv) > 1 and sys.argv[1] == '--admin'):
+            isAdmin = True
+        else:
+            isAdmin = False
+        if(isAdmin == False):
+            flash("Sorry, You do not have permission to access this page\nPlease contact admin")
+            return render_template('login.html')
+        return func(*args, **kwargs)
+    return decorated_function
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/frontend/server.py b/modules/frontend/server.py
index 616fa92..134b731 100644
--- a/modules/frontend/server.py
+++ b/modules/frontend/server.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from flask import Flask, flash, request, redirect, url_for, render_template, send_file
 import os
+import sys
 from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
 from flask_login import UserMixin
 from flask_login import LoginManager, login_user, login_required, current_user, logout_user
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@
 warnings.filterwarnings("ignore")
 
 from werkzeug.security import generate_password_hash, check_password_hash
-from __init__ import app, db
+from __init__ import app, db, isAdmin, checkAdmin
 from models import User
 
 PEOPLE_FOLDER = os.path.join('static','styles')
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ def load_user(user_id):
 
 @app.route("/", methods=['GET'])
 def index():
-    return render_template('home.html')
+    return render_template('home.html', isAdmin = isAdmin)
 
 @app.route('/login', methods=['GET','POST'])
 def login():
@@ -43,9 +44,10 @@ def login():
         # if the above check passes, then we know the user has the right credentials
         login_user(user, remember=remember)
         return render_template('home.html')
-    return render_template('login.html')
+    return render_template('login.html', isAdmin = isAdmin)
 
 @app.route('/signup', methods=['GET','POST'])
+@checkAdmin
 def signup():
     if request.method =='POST':
         email = request.form.get('email')
@@ -64,15 +66,15 @@ def signup():
         # add the new user to the database
         db.session.add(new_user)
         db.session.commit()
-        return render_template('login.html')
+        return render_template('login.html', isAdmin = isAdmin)
 
-    return render_template('signup.html')
+    return render_template('signup.html', isAdmin = isAdmin)
 
 @app.route('/logout')
 @login_required
 def logout():
     logout_user()
-    return render_template('home.html')
+    return render_template('home.html', isAdmin = isAdmin)
 
 # @app.route("/png-extraction", methods = ['GET'])
 # @login_required
diff --git a/modules/frontend/templates/base.html b/modules/frontend/templates/base.html
index 0bb0fed..437b3c6 100644
--- a/modules/frontend/templates/base.html
+++ b/modules/frontend/templates/base.html
@@ -127,10 +127,12 @@
                         <li class="nav-item">
                             <a href="/login">Login</a>
                         </li>
+                        {% if isAdmin %}
                         <li class="nav-item">
                             <a href="/signup">Signup</a>
                         </li>
-                        {% endif %} {% if current_user.is_authenticated %}
+                        {% endif %} {% endif %} {% if
+                        current_user.is_authenticated %}
                         <li class="nav-item">
                             <a href="/logout">Logout</a>
                         </li>