diff --git a/hawkbit-repository/hawkbit-repository-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/repository/DeploymentManagement.java b/hawkbit-repository/hawkbit-repository-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/repository/DeploymentManagement.java
index 77590880b..c1a99482e 100644
--- a/hawkbit-repository/hawkbit-repository-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/repository/DeploymentManagement.java
+++ b/hawkbit-repository/hawkbit-repository-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/repository/DeploymentManagement.java
@@ -412,6 +412,6 @@ public interface DeploymentManagement extends PermissionSupport {
     @PreAuthorize(SpringEvalExpressions.HAS_UPDATE_REPOSITORY)
     void cancelActionsForDistributionSet(final ActionCancellationType cancelationType, final DistributionSet set);
 
-    @PreAuthorize(SpringEvalExpressions.IS_SYSTEM_CODE)
+    @PreAuthorize(SpringEvalExpressions.HAS_UPDATE_REPOSITORY + " or " + SpringEvalExpressions.IS_SYSTEM_CODE)
     void handleMaxAssignmentsExceeded(Long targetId, Long requested, AssignmentQuotaExceededException quotaExceededException);
 }
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