diff --git a/app/styles/app/tabs.sass b/app/styles/app/tabs.sass
index 54116645..6c00f3e6 100644
--- a/app/styles/app/tabs.sass
+++ b/app/styles/app/tabs.sass
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
   #tab_search:not(.active)
     display: none
 
+  #tab_recent.hidden
+    display: none
+
   #tab_owned
     display: none
   #tab_owned.display
diff --git a/app/views/repos-list-tabs.coffee b/app/views/repos-list-tabs.coffee
index 9f205687..7500b450 100644
--- a/app/views/repos-list-tabs.coffee
+++ b/app/views/repos-list-tabs.coffee
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ View = Ember.View.extend
   currentUserBinding: 'controller.currentUser.id'
 
   classRecent: (->
-    'active' if @get('tab') == 'recent'
+    if @get('tab') == 'recent'
+      'active'
+    else if @get('tab') == 'search' && @auth.get('signedIn')
+      'hidden'
   ).property('tab')
 
   classOwned: (->