diff --git a/generic/views.py b/generic/views.py
index 43553be2..82412259 100644
--- a/generic/views.py
+++ b/generic/views.py
@@ -294,6 +294,9 @@ class ExamViews(View, LoginRequiredMixin):
             [boolean]: True if the user has access
         """
         print("****", user, exam_id)
+        if user.is_superuser:
+            return True
+
         if exam_id is not None:
             exam = get_object_or_404(self.Exam, pk=exam_id)
             if (exam.open_access and exam.active) or user in exam.get_author_objects():
@@ -347,6 +350,9 @@ class ExamViews(View, LoginRequiredMixin):
         Returns:
             [boolean]: True if the user has access
         """
+        if user.is_superuser:
+            return True
+
         # If a user is an exam author they should have acccess
         if exam_id is not None:
             exam = get_object_or_404(self.Exam, pk=exam_id)