diff --git a/src/components/nav_panel/nav_panel.js b/src/components/nav_panel/nav_panel.js
index 318d30cc08..c2373a26c0 100644
--- a/src/components/nav_panel/nav_panel.js
+++ b/src/components/nav_panel/nav_panel.js
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 const NavPanel = {
+  computed: {
+    loggedIn () {
+      return this.$store.state.users.currentUser
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 export default NavPanel
diff --git a/src/components/nav_panel/nav_panel.vue b/src/components/nav_panel/nav_panel.vue
index d493fad390..f463ef95c1 100644
--- a/src/components/nav_panel/nav_panel.vue
+++ b/src/components/nav_panel/nav_panel.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <div class="nav-panel">
     <div class="panel panel-default">
       <ul>
-        <li ng-if='currentUser'>
+        <li v-if='loggedIn'>
           <router-link to='/main/friends'>
             Timeline
           </router-link>