diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/AdminMenu.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/AdminMenu.cs
index b95bf0561..7feb18d7f 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/AdminMenu.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/AdminMenu.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Core.Contents {
             var contentTypeDefinitions = _contentDefinitionManager.ListTypeDefinitions().OrderBy(d => d.Name);
             builder.AddImageSet("content")
                 .Add(T("Content"), "1.4", menu => menu
+                    .Permission(Permissions.EditOwnContent)
                     .Add(T("Content Items"), "1", item => item.Action("List", "Admin", new { area = "Contents", id = "" }).LocalNav()));
             var contentTypes = contentTypeDefinitions.Where(ctd => ctd.Settings.GetModel<ContentTypeSettings>().Creatable).OrderBy(ctd => ctd.DisplayName);
             if (contentTypes.Any()) {
diff --git a/src/Orchard/ContentManagement/DefaultContentQuery.cs b/src/Orchard/ContentManagement/DefaultContentQuery.cs
index befcd03aa..a1cf3ad4f 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/ContentManagement/DefaultContentQuery.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/ContentManagement/DefaultContentQuery.cs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ namespace Orchard.ContentManagement {
         }
 
         private void ForType(params string[] contentTypeNames) {
-            if (contentTypeNames != null && contentTypeNames.Length != 0) {
+            if (contentTypeNames != null) {
                 var contentTypeIds = contentTypeNames.Select(GetContentTypeRecordId).ToArray();
                 // don't use the IN operator if not needed for performance reasons
                 if (contentTypeNames.Length == 1) {