diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 0968efe..0f6e49b 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Version 0.7.3
 * Missing context variable in catalog list (Issue #87 - Thanks @kunitoki)
 * Added support for Yandex translation API (Issue #89 - Thanks @BlackWizard) See supported languages and limitations here: https://github.com/mbi/django-rosetta/pull/89
 * Removed support for the signed_cookies SESSION_ENGINE + SessionRosettaStorage in Django 1.6, because serialization of POFiles would fail
+* Simplified the group membership test (Issue #90 - Thanks @dotsbb)
 
 Version 0.7.2
 -------------
diff --git a/rosetta/access.py b/rosetta/access.py
index b3641bc..6cc511f 100644
--- a/rosetta/access.py
+++ b/rosetta/access.py
@@ -28,9 +28,4 @@ def is_superuser_staff_or_in_translators_group(user):
     elif user.is_superuser and user.is_staff:
         return True
     else:
-        try:
-            from django.contrib.auth.models import Group
-            translators = Group.objects.get(name='translators')
-            return translators in user.groups.all()
-        except Group.DoesNotExist:
-            return False
+        return user.groups.filter(name='translators').exists()
diff --git a/rosetta/conf/settings.py b/rosetta/conf/settings.py
index 0c9ace3..38df0db 100644
--- a/rosetta/conf/settings.py
+++ b/rosetta/conf/settings.py
@@ -60,3 +60,7 @@ STORAGE_CLASS = getattr(settings, 'ROSETTA_STORAGE_CLASS', 'rosetta.storage.Cach
 ROSETTA_CACHE_NAME = getattr(settings, 'ROSETTA_CACHE_NAME', 'default'
                              if settings.CACHES.get('rosetta', None) is None
                              else 'rosetta')
+
+# Require users to be authenticated (and Superusers or in group "translators").
+# Set this to False at your own risk
+ROSETTA_REQUIRES_AUTH = getattr(settings, 'ROSETTA_REQUIRES_AUTH', True)
diff --git a/rosetta/tests/tests.py b/rosetta/tests/tests.py
index 2a126e1..d731883 100644
--- a/rosetta/tests/tests.py
+++ b/rosetta/tests/tests.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class RosettaTestCase(TestCase):
 
         self.__session_engine = settings.SESSION_ENGINE
         self.__storage_class = rosetta_settings.STORAGE_CLASS
+        self.__require_auth = rosetta_settings.ROSETTA_REQUIRES_AUTH
 
         shutil.copy(self.dest_file, self.dest_file + '.orig')
 
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ class RosettaTestCase(TestCase):
         settings.LANGUAGES = self.__old_settings_languages
         settings.SESSION_ENGINE = self.__session_engine
         rosetta_settings.STORAGE_CLASS = self.__storage_class
+        rosetta_settings.ROSETTA_REQUIRES_AUTH = self.__require_auth
         shutil.move(self.dest_file + '.orig', self.dest_file)
 
     def test_1_ListLoading(self):
@@ -581,7 +583,7 @@ class RosettaTestCase(TestCase):
         r = self.client.get(reverse('rosetta-pick-file'))
         self.assertTrue('<li class="active"><a href="?filter=third-party">' in str(r.content))
 
-    def test_1_unsupported_p3_django_16_storage(self):
+    def test_29_unsupported_p3_django_16_storage(self):
         if self.django_version_minor >= 6 and self.django_version_major >= 1:
             self.assertTrue('django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware' in settings.MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES)