diff --git a/cms/templates/manage_users.html b/cms/templates/manage_users.html
index d522b5e8b9..6256d25333 100644
--- a/cms/templates/manage_users.html
+++ b/cms/templates/manage_users.html
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@
         % endfor
       </ol>
 
-      %if allow_actions:
+      <% user_is_instuctor = is_user_in_course_group_role(request.user, context_course.location, 'instructor', check_staff=False) %>
+      % if user_is_instuctor and len(staff) == 1:
       <div class="notice notice-incontext notice-create has-actions">
         <div class="msg">
           <h3 class="title">${_('Add Team Members to This Course')}</h3>
@@ -145,7 +146,6 @@
         <p>${_("Course team members are co-authors (staff). They have full access to all the content in the course and all the same editing privileges. Admins have the unique ability to add and remove course team members.")}</p>
       </div>
 
-      <% user_is_instuctor = is_user_in_course_group_role(request.user, context_course.location, 'instructor', check_staff=False) %>
       % if user_is_instuctor and len(instructors) == 1:
       <div class="bit">
         <h3 class="title-3">${_("Tranferring Ownership")}</h3>