diff --git a/cypress/integration/deposit-admin.spec.js b/cypress/integration/deposit-admin.spec.js
--- a/cypress/integration/deposit-admin.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/deposit-admin.spec.js
@@ -8,8 +8,53 @@
 // data to use as request query response
 let responseDeposits;
 let expectedOrigins;
+let depositModerationUrl;
+let depositListUrl;
+
+describe('Test moderation deposit Login/logout', function() {
+  before(function() {
+    depositModerationUrl = this.Urls.admin_deposit();
+  });
+
+  it('should not display deposit moderation link in sidebar when anonymous', function() {
+    cy.visit(depositModerationUrl);
+    cy.get(`.sidebar a[href="${depositModerationUrl}"]`)
+      .should('not.exist');
+  });
+
+  it('should not display deposit moderation link when connected as unprivileged user', function() {
+    cy.userLogin();
+    cy.visit(depositModerationUrl);
+
+    cy.get(`.sidebar a[href="${depositModerationUrl}"]`)
+      .should('not.exist');
+
+  });
+
+  it('should display deposit moderation link in sidebar when connected as privileged user', function() {
+    cy.ambassadorLogin();
+    cy.visit(depositModerationUrl);
+
+    cy.get(`.sidebar a[href="${depositModerationUrl}"]`)
+      .should('exist');
+  });
+
+  it('should display deposit moderation link in sidebar when connected as staff member', function() {
+    cy.adminLogin();
+    cy.visit(depositModerationUrl);
+
+    cy.get(`.sidebar a[href="${depositModerationUrl}"]`)
+      .should('exist');
+  });
+
+});
 
 describe('Test admin deposit page', function() {
+  before(function() {
+    depositModerationUrl = this.Urls.admin_deposit();
+    depositListUrl = this.Urls.admin_deposit_list();
+  });
+
   beforeEach(() => {
     responseDeposits = [
       {
@@ -59,7 +104,7 @@
     cy.adminLogin();
 
     const testDeposits = responseDeposits;
-    cy.intercept(`${this.Urls.admin_deposit_list()}**`, {
+    cy.intercept(`${depositListUrl}**`, {
       body: {
         'draw': 10,
         'recordsTotal': testDeposits.length,
@@ -68,11 +113,10 @@
       }
     }).as('listDeposits');
 
-    cy.visit(this.Urls.admin_deposit());
+    cy.visit(depositModerationUrl);
 
     cy.location('pathname')
-      .should('be.equal', this.Urls.admin_deposit());
-    cy.url().should('include', '/admin/deposit');
+      .should('be.equal', depositModerationUrl);
 
     cy.get('#swh-admin-deposit-list')
       .should('exist');
diff --git a/cypress/support/index.js b/cypress/support/index.js
--- a/cypress/support/index.js
+++ b/cypress/support/index.js
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@
   return loginUser('ambassador', 'ambassador');
 });
 
+Cypress.Commands.add('moderatorLogin', () => {
+  return loginUser('moderator', 'moderator');
+});
+
 function mockCostlyRequests() {
   cy.intercept('https://status.softwareheritage.org/**', {
     body: {
diff --git a/swh/web/templates/layout.html b/swh/web/templates/layout.html
--- a/swh/web/templates/layout.html
+++ b/swh/web/templates/layout.html
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
                 <p>Help</p>
               </a>
             </li>
-            {% if user.is_authenticated  and user.is_staff or ADMIN_LIST_DEPOSIT_PERMISSION in user.get_all_permissions %}
+            {% if user.is_authenticated %}
               <li class="nav-header">Administration</li>
               {% if user.is_staff %}
                 <li class="nav-item swh-origin-save-admin-item" title="Save code now administration">
@@ -231,12 +231,14 @@
                   </a>
                 </li>
               {% endif %}
+              {% if user.is_staff or ADMIN_LIST_DEPOSIT_PERMISSION in user.get_all_permissions %}
               <li class="nav-item swh-deposit-admin-item" title="Deposit administration">
                 <a href="{% url 'admin-deposit' %}" class="nav-link swh-deposit-admin-link">
                   <i style="color: #fecd1b;" class="nav-icon mdi mdi-24px mdi-folder-upload"></i>
                   <p>Deposit</p>
                 </a>
               </li>
+              {% endif %}
             {% endif %}
           </ul>
         </nav>
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/create_test_admin.py b/swh/web/tests/create_test_admin.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/create_test_admin.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/create_test_admin.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2019  The Software Heritage developers
+# Copyright (C) 2019-2022  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
@@ -12,5 +12,9 @@
 
 User = get_user_model()
 
-if not User.objects.filter(username=username).exists():
-    User.objects.create_superuser(username, email, password)
+try:
+    user = User.objects.filter(username=username).get()
+except User.DoesNotExist:
+    user = User.objects.create_superuser(username, email, password)
+
+assert user.is_staff is True
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/create_test_users.py b/swh/web/tests/create_test_users.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/create_test_users.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/create_test_users.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2021  The Software Heritage developers
+# Copyright (C) 2021-2022  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 
-from swh.web.auth.utils import SWH_AMBASSADOR_PERMISSION
+from swh.web.auth.utils import ADMIN_LIST_DEPOSIT_PERMISSION, SWH_AMBASSADOR_PERMISSION
 from swh.web.tests.utils import create_django_permission
 
 User = get_user_model()
@@ -15,9 +15,14 @@
 
 users: Dict[str, Tuple[str, str, List[str]]] = {
     "user": ("user", "user@swh-web.org", []),
-    "ambassador": ("ambassador", "ambassador@swh-web.org", [SWH_AMBASSADOR_PERMISSION]),
+    "ambassador": (
+        "ambassador",
+        "ambassador@swh-web.org",
+        [SWH_AMBASSADOR_PERMISSION, ADMIN_LIST_DEPOSIT_PERMISSION],
+    ),
 }
 
+
 for username, (password, email, permissions) in users.items():
     if not User.objects.filter(username=username).exists():
         user = User.objects.create_user(username, email, password)
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/utils.py b/swh/web/tests/utils.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/utils.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/utils.py
@@ -227,9 +227,8 @@
     perm_splitted = perm_name.split(".")
     app_label = ".".join(perm_splitted[:-1])
     perm_name = perm_splitted[-1]
-    content_type = ContentType.objects.create(
-        id=1000, app_label=app_label, model="dummy"
-    )
+    content_type = ContentType.objects.create(app_label=app_label, model="dummy")
+
     return Permission.objects.create(
-        codename=perm_name, name=perm_name, content_type=content_type, id=1000
+        codename=perm_name, name=perm_name, content_type=content_type,
     )