diff --git a/tailbone/views/employees.py b/tailbone/views/employees.py
index b9e2c90c..faed01c5 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/employees.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/employees.py
@@ -113,12 +113,12 @@ class EmployeesView(MasterView):
 
     def editable_instance(self, employee):
         if self.rattail_config.demo():
-            return not bool(employee.user and employee.username == 'chuck')
+            return not bool(employee.user and employee.user.username == 'chuck')
         return True
 
     def deletable_instance(self, employee):
         if self.rattail_config.demo():
-            return not bool(employee.user and employee.username == 'chuck')
+            return not bool(employee.user and employee.user.username == 'chuck')
         return True
 
     def _preconfigure_fieldset(self, fs):