diff --git a/backend/api/issues/resources.py b/backend/api/issues/resources.py
index 737f4f84ed..d392c7d154 100644
--- a/backend/api/issues/resources.py
+++ b/backend/api/issues/resources.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from backend.models.dtos.mapping_issues_dto import MappingIssueCategoryDTO
 from backend.models.dtos.user_dto import AuthUserDTO
 from backend.services.mapping_issues_service import MappingIssueCategoryService
-from backend.services.users.authentication_service import pm_only
+from backend.services.users.authentication_service import admin_only
 
 router = APIRouter(
     prefix="/tasks",
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ async def get_issue(category_id: int, db: Database = Depends(get_db)):
 async def patch_issue(
     request: Request,
     category_id: int,
-    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(pm_only),
+    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(admin_only),
     db: Database = Depends(get_db),
     data: MappingIssueCategoryDTO = Body(...),
 ):
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ async def patch_issue(
 async def delete_issue(
     request: Request,
     category_id: int,
-    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(pm_only),
+    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(admin_only),
     db: Database = Depends(get_db),
 ):
     """
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ async def get_issues_categories(
 @router.post("/issues/categories/", response_model=MappingIssueCategoryDTO)
 async def post_issues_categories(
     request: Request,
-    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(pm_only),
+    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(admin_only),
     db: Database = Depends(get_db),
     data: dict = Body(...),
 ):
diff --git a/backend/api/licenses/resources.py b/backend/api/licenses/resources.py
index 429bb1ad86..8cf277a2a1 100644
--- a/backend/api/licenses/resources.py
+++ b/backend/api/licenses/resources.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from backend.models.dtos.licenses_dto import LicenseDTO
 from backend.models.dtos.user_dto import AuthUserDTO
 from backend.services.license_service import LicenseService
-from backend.services.users.authentication_service import pm_only
+from backend.services.users.authentication_service import admin_only
 
 router = APIRouter(
     prefix="/licenses",
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 async def post_license(
     license_dto: LicenseDTO,
     db: Database = Depends(get_db),
-    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(pm_only),
+    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(admin_only),
 ):
     """
     Creates a new mapping license
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ async def patch_license(
     license_dto: LicenseDTO,
     license_id: int,
     db: Database = Depends(get_db),
-    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(pm_only),
+    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(admin_only),
 ):
     """
     Update a specified mapping license
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ async def patch_license(
 async def delete_license(
     license_id: int,
     db: Database = Depends(get_db),
-    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(pm_only),
+    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(admin_only),
 ):
     """
     Delete a specified mapping license
diff --git a/backend/api/mapping_badges/resources.py b/backend/api/mapping_badges/resources.py
index 580454ffe9..5243646694 100644
--- a/backend/api/mapping_badges/resources.py
+++ b/backend/api/mapping_badges/resources.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 )
 from backend.models.dtos.user_dto import AuthUserDTO
 from backend.services.mapping_badges import MappingBadgeService
-from backend.services.users.authentication_service import pm_only
+from backend.services.users.authentication_service import admin_only
 
 router = APIRouter(
     prefix="/badges",
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ async def get_mapping_badges(
 async def create_mapping_badge(
     data: MappingBadgeCreateDTO,
     db: Database = Depends(get_db),
-    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(pm_only),
+    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(admin_only),
 ) -> MappingBadgeDTO:
     """
     Creates a new MappingBadge
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ async def update_mapping_badge(
     data: MappingBadgeUpdateDTO,
     badge_id: int,
     db: Database = Depends(get_db),
-    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(pm_only),
+    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(admin_only),
 ) -> MappingBadgeDTO:
     """
     Updates a mapping badge
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ async def update_mapping_badge(
 async def delete_mapping_badge(
     badge_id: int,
     db: Database = Depends(get_db),
-    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(pm_only),
+    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(admin_only),
 ):
     """
     Deletes a mapping badge
diff --git a/backend/api/mapping_levels/resources.py b/backend/api/mapping_levels/resources.py
index 569e6f8164..2ede8009bf 100644
--- a/backend/api/mapping_levels/resources.py
+++ b/backend/api/mapping_levels/resources.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 )
 from backend.models.dtos.user_dto import AuthUserDTO
 from backend.services.mapping_levels import MappingLevelService
-from backend.services.users.authentication_service import pm_only
+from backend.services.users.authentication_service import admin_only
 
 router = APIRouter(
     prefix="/levels",
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ async def get_mapping_levels(
 async def create_mapping_level(
     data: MappingLevelCreateDTO,
     db: Database = Depends(get_db),
-    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(pm_only),
+    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(admin_only),
 ):
     """
     Create a new mapping level
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ async def update_mapping_level(
     data: MappingLevelUpdateDTO,
     level_id: int,
     db: Database = Depends(get_db),
-    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(pm_only),
+    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(admin_only),
 ):
     """
     Update a given mapping level
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ async def update_mapping_level(
 async def delete_mapping_level(
     level_id: int,
     db: Database = Depends(get_db),
-    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(pm_only),
+    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(admin_only),
 ):
     """
     Delete the specified mapping level
diff --git a/backend/api/users/actions.py b/backend/api/users/actions.py
index 85ba80b5ba..3c1f23a753 100644
--- a/backend/api/users/actions.py
+++ b/backend/api/users/actions.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from backend.models.dtos.user_dto import AuthUserDTO, UserDTO, UserRegisterEmailDTO
 from backend.services.interests_service import InterestService
 from backend.services.messaging.message_service import MessageService
-from backend.services.users.authentication_service import login_required, pm_only
+from backend.services.users.authentication_service import login_required, admin_only
 from backend.services.users.user_service import UserService, UserServiceError
 
 router = APIRouter(
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ async def set_mapping_level(
     request: Request,
     username,
     level,
-    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(pm_only),
+    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(admin_only),
     db: Database = Depends(get_db),
 ):
     """
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ async def set_user_role(
     request: Request,
     username: str,
     role: str,
-    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(pm_only),
+    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(admin_only),
     db: Database = Depends(get_db),
 ):
     """
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ async def set_user_role(
 async def update_stats(
     request: Request,
     username: str,
-    _: AuthUserDTO = Depends(pm_only),
+    _: AuthUserDTO = Depends(admin_only),
     db: Database = Depends(get_db),
 ):
     """
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ async def update_stats(
 async def approve_level(
     request: Request,
     username: str,
-    voter: AuthUserDTO = Depends(pm_only),
+    voter: AuthUserDTO = Depends(admin_only),
     db: Database = Depends(get_db),
 ):
     """
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ async def set_user_is_expert(
     request: Request,
     user_name,
     is_expert,
-    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(pm_only),
+    user: AuthUserDTO = Depends(admin_only),
     db: Database = Depends(get_db),
 ):
     """
diff --git a/backend/services/users/authentication_service.py b/backend/services/users/authentication_service.py
index ee6d71b53a..50b5a001b6 100644
--- a/backend/services/users/authentication_service.py
+++ b/backend/services/users/authentication_service.py
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ async def login_required_optional(
     return AuthUserDTO(id=user_id)
 
 
-async def pm_only(
+async def admin_only(
     Authorization: str = Security(APIKeyHeader(name="Authorization")),
     db: Database = Depends(get_db),
 ):