diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/course_api/blocks/api.py b/lms/djangoapps/course_api/blocks/api.py
index a99fc4121d..905e1bd9d7 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/course_api/blocks/api.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/course_api/blocks/api.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def get_blocks(
         student_view_data=None,
         return_type='dict',
         block_types_filter=None,
-        hide_access_denials=False,
+        hide_access_denials=True,
 ):
     """
     Return a serialized representation of the course blocks.
diff --git a/openedx/features/course_experience/utils.py b/openedx/features/course_experience/utils.py
index 3637b4731b..8b74b01e30 100644
--- a/openedx/features/course_experience/utils.py
+++ b/openedx/features/course_experience/utils.py
@@ -90,12 +90,13 @@ def get_course_outline_block_tree(request, course_id, user=None):
                     latest_completion,
                     block=block['children'][idx]
                 )
-                if block['children'][idx].get('resume_block') is True:
+                if block['children'][idx]['resume_block'] is True:
                     block['resume_block'] = True
 
             completable_blocks = [child for child in block['children']
-                                  if child.get('type') != 'discussion']
-            if all(child.get('complete') for child in completable_blocks):
+                                  if child['type'] != 'discussion']
+            if len([child['complete'] for child in block['children']
+                    if child['complete']]) == len(completable_blocks):
                 block['complete'] = True
 
     def mark_last_accessed(user, course_key, block):
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ def get_resume_block(block):
     Gets the deepest block marked as 'resume_block'.
 
     """
-    if block.get('authorization_denial_reason') or not block['resume_block']:
+    if not block['resume_block']:
         return None
     if not block.get('children'):
         return block
diff --git a/openedx/features/course_experience/views/course_outline.py b/openedx/features/course_experience/views/course_outline.py
index d63ce19411..3b895c13dc 100644
--- a/openedx/features/course_experience/views/course_outline.py
+++ b/openedx/features/course_experience/views/course_outline.py
@@ -76,13 +76,12 @@ class CourseOutlineFragmentView(EdxFragmentView):
         if xblock_display_names is None:
             xblock_display_names = {}
 
-        if not course_block_tree.get('authorization_denial_reason'):
-            if course_block_tree.get('id'):
-                xblock_display_names[course_block_tree['id']] = course_block_tree['display_name']
+        if course_block_tree.get('id'):
+            xblock_display_names[course_block_tree['id']] = course_block_tree['display_name']
 
-            if course_block_tree.get('children'):
-                for child in course_block_tree['children']:
-                    self.create_xblock_id_and_name_dict(child, xblock_display_names)
+        if course_block_tree.get('children'):
+            for child in course_block_tree['children']:
+                self.create_xblock_id_and_name_dict(child, xblock_display_names)
 
         return xblock_display_names