diff --git a/app/modules/epics/dashboard/epics-table/epics-table.controller.coffee b/app/modules/epics/dashboard/epics-table/epics-table.controller.coffee
index ecc9ae69..a2032a99 100644
--- a/app/modules/epics/dashboard/epics-table/epics-table.controller.coffee
+++ b/app/modules/epics/dashboard/epics-table/epics-table.controller.coffee
@@ -35,14 +35,13 @@ class EpicsTableController
             progress: true
         }
 
-    toggleEpicTableOptions: () ->
-        @.displayOptions = !@.displayOptions
-
-    _checkPermissions: () ->
         @.permissions = {
             canEdit: _.includes(@.project.my_permissions, 'modify_epic')
         }
 
+    toggleEpicTableOptions: () ->
+        @.displayOptions = !@.displayOptions
+
     reorderEpics: (epic, index) ->
         console.log epic, index
 
diff --git a/app/modules/epics/dashboard/epics-table/epics-table.controller.spec.coffee b/app/modules/epics/dashboard/epics-table/epics-table.controller.spec.coffee
index 95f19644..30978472 100644
--- a/app/modules/epics/dashboard/epics-table/epics-table.controller.spec.coffee
+++ b/app/modules/epics/dashboard/epics-table/epics-table.controller.spec.coffee
@@ -44,21 +44,23 @@ describe "EpicTable", ->
         expect(epicTableCtrl.displayOptions).to.be.false
 
     it "can edit", () ->
-        epicTableCtrl = controller "EpicsTableCtrl"
-        epicTableCtrl.project = {
-            my_permissions: [
-                'modify_epic'
-            ]
+        data = {
+            project: {
+                my_permissions: [
+                    'modify_epic'
+                ]
+            }
         }
-        epicTableCtrl._checkPermissions()
+        epicTableCtrl = controller "EpicsTableCtrl", null, data
         expect(epicTableCtrl.permissions.canEdit).to.be.true
 
     it "can NOT edit", () ->
-        epicTableCtrl = controller "EpicsTableCtrl"
-        epicTableCtrl.project = {
-            my_permissions: [
-                'modify_us'
-            ]
+        data = {
+            project: {
+                my_permissions: [
+                    'modify_us'
+                ]
+            }
         }
-        epicTableCtrl._checkPermissions()
+        epicTableCtrl = controller "EpicsTableCtrl", null, data
         expect(epicTableCtrl.permissions.canEdit).to.be.false
diff --git a/app/modules/epics/dashboard/epics-table/epics-table.directive.coffee b/app/modules/epics/dashboard/epics-table/epics-table.directive.coffee
index 39827f77..ceb094a6 100644
--- a/app/modules/epics/dashboard/epics-table/epics-table.directive.coffee
+++ b/app/modules/epics/dashboard/epics-table/epics-table.directive.coffee
@@ -20,21 +20,16 @@
 module = angular.module('taigaEpics')
 
 EpicsTableDirective = () ->
-
-    link = (scope, el, attrs, ctrl) ->
-        ctrl._checkPermissions()
-
     return {
-        link: link,
         templateUrl:"epics/dashboard/epics-table/epics-table.html",
         controller: "EpicsTableCtrl",
         controllerAs: "vm",
-        bindToController: true,
-        scope: {
+        bindToController: {
             epics: "=",
             project: "=",
             onUpdateEpic: "&"
         }
+        scope: {}
     }
 
 EpicsTableDirective.$inject = []