diff --git a/api/src/Egw.php b/api/src/Egw.php
index d33bb02a0d..c7ef6d8ea3 100644
--- a/api/src/Egw.php
+++ b/api/src/Egw.php
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ class Egw extends Egw\Base
 	{
 		$this->currentapp = $GLOBALS['egw_info']['flags']['currentapp'];	// some apps change it later
 
-		if ($GLOBALS['egw_info']['flags']['currentapp'] != 'api')	// give everyone implicit api rights
+		if (!in_array($GLOBALS['egw_info']['flags']['currentapp'], array('api','about')))	// give everyone implicit api rights
 		{
 			// This will need to use ACL in the future
 			if (!$GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['apps'][$currentapp = $GLOBALS['egw_info']['flags']['currentapp']] ||
diff --git a/api/src/Framework.php b/api/src/Framework.php
index db0889b78b..9f709be42c 100644
--- a/api/src/Framework.php
+++ b/api/src/Framework.php
@@ -795,13 +795,13 @@ abstract class Framework extends Framework\Extra
 		// We handle this here because its special
 		$apps['about']['title'] = 'EGroupware';
 		$apps['about']['url']   = self::link('/about.php');
-		$apps['about']['icon']  = $apps['about']['icon_hover'] = Image::find('phpgwapi',Array('about','nonav'));
+		$apps['about']['icon']  = $apps['about']['icon_hover'] = Image::find('api',Array('about','nonav'));
 		$apps['about']['name']  = 'about';
 
 		$apps['logout']['title'] = lang('Logout');
 		$apps['logout']['name']  = 'logout';
 		$apps['logout']['url']   = self::link('/logout.php');
-		$apps['logout']['icon']  = $apps['logout']['icon_hover'] = Image::find('phpgwapi',Array('logout','nonav'));
+		$apps['logout']['icon']  = $apps['logout']['icon_hover'] = Image::find('api',Array('logout','nonav'));
 
 		return $apps;
 	}