diff --git a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/model/Collaborator.java b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/model/Collaborator.java
index a75db033..bf1d1c2e 100755
--- a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/model/Collaborator.java
+++ b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/model/Collaborator.java
@@ -112,10 +112,18 @@ public class Collaborator implements Serializable {
 
 
     public boolean identityEquality(@Nullable Collaborator that) {
-        if (this == that) return true;
-        if (that == null) return false;
+        if (this == that) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (that == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (id != that.getId()) {
+            return false;
+        }
 
-        if (id != that.getId()) return false;
         return email != null ? email.equals(that.getEmail()) : that.getEmail() == null;
     }
 
diff --git a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/model/Mindmap.java b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/model/Mindmap.java
index 5cf58ef6..9bd4e732 100644
--- a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/model/Mindmap.java
+++ b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/model/Mindmap.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class Mindmap implements Serializable {
     @Column(name = "public")
     private boolean isPublic;
 
-    @OneToMany(mappedBy = "mindMap", orphanRemoval = true, cascade = {CascadeType.ALL})
+    @OneToMany(mappedBy = "mindMap", orphanRemoval = true, cascade = {CascadeType.ALL}, fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
     private Set<Collaboration> collaborations = new HashSet<>();
 
     @ManyToMany(cascade = {CascadeType.PERSIST, CascadeType.REFRESH, CascadeType.MERGE})
@@ -177,15 +177,14 @@ public class Mindmap implements Serializable {
         return result;
     }
 
+    public boolean isCreator(@NotNull User user) {
+        return this.getCreator()!=null && this.getCreator().identityEquality(user);
+    }
+
     public boolean isPublic() {
         return isPublic;
     }
 
-    //@Todo: This is a hack to overcome some problem with JS EL. For some reason, ${mindmap.public} fails as not supported.
-    // More research is needed...
-    public boolean isAccessible() {
-        return isPublic();
-    }
 
     public void setPublic(boolean isPublic) {
         this.isPublic = isPublic;
diff --git a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/model/RestMindmapInfo.java b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/model/RestMindmapInfo.java
index c919a917..dcf680a2 100644
--- a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/model/RestMindmapInfo.java
+++ b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/model/RestMindmapInfo.java
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ public class RestMindmapInfo {
     @JsonIgnore
     private final Mindmap mindmap;
     @JsonIgnore
-    private  Set<RestLabel> restLabels;
+    private Set<RestLabel> restLabels;
 
     @JsonIgnore
-    private  int mapId = -1;
+    private int mapId = -1;
 
     private final Collaborator collaborator;
 
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ public class RestMindmapInfo {
     public Set<RestLabel> getLabels() {
         // Support test deserialization...
         Set<RestLabel> result = this.restLabels;
-        if(result==null) {
+        if (result == null) {
             final User me = Utils.getUser();
-            result =  mindmap.getLabels().
+            result = mindmap.getLabels().
                     stream()
                     .filter(l -> l.getCreator().equals(me))
                     .map(RestLabel::new)
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ public class RestMindmapInfo {
     }
 
     public int getId() {
-        int result  =  this.mapId;
-        if(mapId==-1) {
+        int result = this.mapId;
+        if (mapId == -1) {
             result = mindmap.getId();
         }
         return result;
@@ -132,8 +132,17 @@ public class RestMindmapInfo {
     }
 
     public String getRole() {
-        final Optional<Collaboration> collaboration = mindmap.findCollaboration(Utils.getUser());
-        return collaboration.map(value -> value.getRole().getLabel()).orElse(ROLE_NONE);
+        final User user = Utils.getUser();
+        String result;
+        if (mindmap.isCreator(user)) {
+            // Performance hack. In case that the person is the creator, assume that the role is owner.
+            // This is to avoid loading all the collaboration maps per map.
+            result = CollaborationRole.OWNER.getLabel();
+        } else {
+            final Optional<Collaboration> collaboration = mindmap.findCollaboration(user);
+            result = collaboration.map(value -> value.getRole().getLabel()).orElse(ROLE_NONE);
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     public void setRole(String value) {