diff --git a/addons/google_drive/google_drive.py b/addons/google_drive/google_drive.py
index df0d6a3c5af..b69c7ddd173 100644
--- a/addons/google_drive/google_drive.py
+++ b/addons/google_drive/google_drive.py
@@ -60,10 +60,9 @@ class config(osv.Model):
     def get_access_token(self, cr, uid, scope=None, context=None):
         ir_config = self.pool['ir.config_parameter']
         google_drive_refresh_token = ir_config.get_param(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, 'google_drive_refresh_token')
-        group_config = self.pool['ir.model.data'].get_object_reference(cr, uid, 'base', 'group_erp_manager')[1]
-        user = self.pool['res.users'].read(cr, uid, uid, "groups_id")
+        user_is_admin = self.pool['res.users'].has_group(cr, uid, 'base.group_erp_manager')
         if not google_drive_refresh_token:
-            if group_config in user['groups_id']:
+            if user_is_admin:
                 raise self.pool.get('res.config.settings').get_config_warning(cr, _("You haven't configured 'Authorization Code' generated from google, Please generate and configure it in %(menu:base_setup.menu_general_configuration)s."), context=context)
             else:
                 raise osv.except_osv(_('Error!'), _("Google Drive is not yet configured. Please contact your administrator."))
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ class config(osv.Model):
             req = urllib2.Request('https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token', data, headers)
             content = urllib2.urlopen(req).read()
         except urllib2.HTTPError:
-            if group_config in user['groups_id']:
+            if user_is_admin:
                 raise self.pool.get('res.config.settings').get_config_warning(cr, _("Something went wrong during the token generation. Please request again an authorization code in %(menu:base_setup.menu_general_configuration)s."), context=context)
             else:
                 raise osv.except_osv(_('Error!'), _("Google Drive is not yet configured. Please contact your administrator."))