diff --git a/static/directives/fetch-tag-dialog.html b/static/directives/fetch-tag-dialog.html
index 54480562c..d808f0e6c 100644
--- a/static/directives/fetch-tag-dialog.html
+++ b/static/directives/fetch-tag-dialog.html
@@ -42,7 +42,15 @@
                      allowed-entities="['robot']"
                      clear-value="clearCounter"
                      auto-clear="false"
-                     current-entity="currentEntity"></div>
+                     current-entity="currentEntity"
+                     ng-show="currentFormat.has_creds"></div>
+
+                <div class="co-alert co-alert-warning" ng-show="!currentFormat.has_creds"
+                     style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 0px">
+                  Fetching a {{ currentFormat.title }} requires a robot account. You must therefore
+                  have admin access on namespace <strong>{{ repository.namespace }}</strong> to setup
+                  this fetch.
+                </div>
               </td>
             </tr>
           </table>
diff --git a/static/js/directives/ui/fetch-tag-dialog.js b/static/js/directives/ui/fetch-tag-dialog.js
index 67c7e7505..57377bf66 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/ui/fetch-tag-dialog.js
+++ b/static/js/directives/ui/fetch-tag-dialog.js
@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('fetchTagDialog', function () {
       var updateFormats = function() {
         $scope.formats = [];
 
-        if ($scope.repository && UserService.isNamespaceAdmin($scope.repository.namespace)) {
+        if ($scope.repository) {
           $scope.formats.push({
             'title': 'Squashed Docker Image',
             'icon': 'ci-squashed',
             'command': 'curl -L -f {http}://{pull_user}:{pull_password}@{hostname}/c1/squash/{namespace}/{name}/{tag} | docker load',
-            'require_creds': true
+            'require_creds': true,
+            'has_creds': UserService.isNamespaceAdmin($scope.repository.namespace)
           });
         }