diff --git a/datasette/views/database.py b/datasette/views/database.py
index dee6c9c8..6f6404a7 100644
--- a/datasette/views/database.py
+++ b/datasette/views/database.py
@@ -44,11 +44,7 @@ class DatabaseView(DataView):
         tables = []
         for table in table_counts:
             visible, private = await check_visibility(
-                self.ds,
-                request.actor,
-                "view-table",
-                "table",
-                (database, table),
+                self.ds, request.actor, "view-table", "table", (database, table),
             )
             if not visible:
                 continue
diff --git a/datasette/views/index.py b/datasette/views/index.py
index 609bfa6a..59d3e042 100644
--- a/datasette/views/index.py
+++ b/datasette/views/index.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class IndexView(BaseView):
                     "metadata": self.ds.metadata(),
                     "datasette_version": __version__,
                     "private": not await self.ds.permission_allowed(
-                        None, "view-instance"
+                        None, "view-instance", default=True
                     ),
                 },
             )