diff --git a/module/product/view/browse.html.php b/module/product/view/browse.html.php
index 61b03db2a5..26c870a36a 100644
--- a/module/product/view/browse.html.php
+++ b/module/product/view/browse.html.php
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ $projectIDParam = $isProjectStory ? "projectID=$projectID&" : '';
         ?>
       </ul>
     </div>
-    <?php if(common::canModify('product', $product)):?>
     <div class='btn-group dropdown'>
       <?php
       $createStoryLink = $this->createLink('story', 'create', "product=$productID&branch=$branch&moduleID=$moduleID&storyID=0&projectID=$projectID&bugID=0&planID=0&todoID=0&extra=&type=$storyType");
@@ -228,7 +227,6 @@ $projectIDParam = $isProjectStory ? "projectID=$projectID&" : '';
     }
     ?>
     </div>
-    <?php endif;?>
   </div>
   <?php endif;?>
 </div>
diff --git a/module/story/control.php b/module/story/control.php
index abfe4b164f..8c9bb6ad70 100644
--- a/module/story/control.php
+++ b/module/story/control.php
@@ -229,7 +229,9 @@ class story extends control
         /* Set products, users and module. */
         if($objectID != 0)
         {
-            $products        = $this->product->getProductPairsByProject($objectID);
+            global $config;
+            $onlyNoClosed    = empty($config->CRProduct) ? 'noclosed' : '';
+            $products        = $this->product->getProductPairsByProject($objectID, $onlyNoClosed);
             $productID       = empty($productID) ? key($products) : $productID;
             $product         = $this->product->getById(($productID and array_key_exists($productID, $products)) ? $productID : key($products));
             $productBranches = $product->type != 'normal' ? $this->loadModel('execution')->getBranchByProduct($productID, $objectID) : array();