diff --git a/crowdsourcing/models.py b/crowdsourcing/models.py
index e06659e5..29a8ef78 100644
--- a/crowdsourcing/models.py
+++ b/crowdsourcing/models.py
@@ -406,7 +406,8 @@ def filter_by_boomerang(self, worker, sort_by='-boomerang'):
                                      ELSE worker_rating + 0.1 * worker_avg_rating END worker_rating
                                    FROM get_worker_ratings(%(worker_id)s)) worker_ratings
                     ON worker_ratings.requester_id = ratings.owner_id
-                       AND (worker_ratings.worker_rating >= ratings.min_rating or p.enable_boomerang is FALSE)
+                       AND (worker_ratings.worker_rating >= ratings.min_rating or p.enable_boomerang is FALSE 
+                       or p.owner_id = %(worker_id)s)
                 WHERE coalesce(p.deadline, NOW() + INTERVAL '1 minute') > NOW() AND p.status = 3 AND deleted_at IS NULL
                   AND (requester.is_denied = FALSE OR p.enable_blacklist = FALSE)
                   AND is_worker_qualified(quals.expressions, (%(worker_data)s)::JSON)
diff --git a/crowdsourcing/permissions/task.py b/crowdsourcing/permissions/task.py
index 9bcebe59..7ff5d0f5 100644
--- a/crowdsourcing/permissions/task.py
+++ b/crowdsourcing/permissions/task.py
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ def has_permission(self, request, view):
             rating = cursor.fetchall()
             cursor.close()
             avg_rating = rating[0][1] if len(rating) and len(rating[0]) and rating[0][1] is not None else 1.99
-            if avg_rating < project['min_rating'] and project['enable_boomerang']:
+            if avg_rating < project['min_rating'] and project['enable_boomerang'] and \
+                    request.user.id != project['owner_id']:
                 raise PermissionDenied(detail='You don\'t have permission to access this project.')
             entry = WorkerAccessControlEntry.objects.filter(group__requester_id=project['owner_id'],
                                                             group__is_global=True, worker=request.user).first()