diff --git a/pkg/acl/endpoints.go b/pkg/acl/endpoints.go
index 001c22df0..025c5d24d 100644
--- a/pkg/acl/endpoints.go
+++ b/pkg/acl/endpoints.go
@@ -284,12 +284,9 @@ func GetAuthorizedEndpoints(actions []string) []string {
 		rangeTake = operatorRules
 	}
 
-	if len(actions) == 0 {
-		return []string{}
-	}
 	// Prepare new ActionSet structure that will hold all the user actions
 	userAllowedAction := actionsStringToActionSet(actions)
-	allowedEndpoints := []string{}
+	var allowedEndpoints []string
 	for endpoint, rules := range rangeTake {
 		// check if user policy matches s3:* or admin:* typesIntersection
 		endpointActionTypes := rules.actionTypes
diff --git a/pkg/acl/endpoints_test.go b/pkg/acl/endpoints_test.go
index dd333771c..09882f743 100644
--- a/pkg/acl/endpoints_test.go
+++ b/pkg/acl/endpoints_test.go
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ func TestGetAuthorizedEndpoints(t *testing.T) {
 			want: 16,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "no endpoints",
+			name: "Console User - default endpoints",
 			args: args{
 				[]string{},
 			},
-			want: 0,
+			want: 5,
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@ func TestOperatorOnlyEndpoints(t *testing.T) {
 			want: 2,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "Operator Only - no endpoints",
+			name: "Operator Only - default endpoints",
 			args: args{
 				[]string{},
 			},
-			want: 0,
+			want: 2,
 		},
 	}