diff --git a/app/models/ability.rb b/app/models/ability.rb
index 874ec360944ef18a47de3f136679f76908edac12..684834aa3941053b1d3b7750be1a15eb373b035c 100644
--- a/app/models/ability.rb
+++ b/app/models/ability.rb
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ class Ability
           rules -= project_archived_rules
         end
 
+        rules << :read_project_members
         rules - project_disabled_features_rules(project)
       end
     end
@@ -177,8 +178,7 @@ class Ability
       @public_project_rules ||= project_guest_rules + [
         :download_code,
         :fork_project,
-        :read_commit_status,
-        :read_project_members
+        :read_commit_status
       ]
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
index 26acfd3bd961eaa14de2077428ef103f0d17667a..7701da9747ad63f0494427ce138be63631d22f0a 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@ describe UsersController do
       end
 
       describe 'when logged out' do
+        before { stub_application_setting(restricted_visibility_levels: []) }
+
         it 'renders the show template' do
           get :show, username: user.username
 
-          expect(response).to be_success
+          expect(response.status).to eq(200)
           expect(response).to render_template('show')
         end
       end