diff --git a/api/libs/handlers/src/dashboards/get_dashboard_handler.rs b/api/libs/handlers/src/dashboards/get_dashboard_handler.rs
index e0baea354..b279ae641 100644
--- a/api/libs/handlers/src/dashboards/get_dashboard_handler.rs
+++ b/api/libs/handlers/src/dashboards/get_dashboard_handler.rs
@@ -130,9 +130,22 @@ pub async fn get_dashboard_handler(
     tracing::debug!(dashboard_id = %dashboard_id, ?direct_permission_level, has_sufficient_direct_permission, "Direct permission check result");
 
     if has_sufficient_direct_permission {
-        // User has direct/admin permission, use that role
-        permission = direct_permission_level.unwrap_or(AssetPermissionRole::CanView); // Default just in case
-        tracing::debug!(dashboard_id = %dashboard_id, user_id = %user.id, ?permission, "Granting access via direct/admin permission.");
+        // Check if user is WorkspaceAdmin or DataAdmin for this organization
+        let is_admin = user.organizations.iter().any(|org| {
+            org.id == dashboard_file.organization_id
+                && (org.role == database::enums::UserOrganizationRole::WorkspaceAdmin
+                    || org.role == database::enums::UserOrganizationRole::DataAdmin)
+        });
+
+        if is_admin {
+            // Admin users get Owner permissions
+            permission = AssetPermissionRole::Owner;
+            tracing::debug!(dashboard_id = %dashboard_id, user_id = %user.id, ?permission, "Granting Owner access to admin user.");
+        } else {
+            // User has direct permission, use that role
+            permission = direct_permission_level.unwrap_or(AssetPermissionRole::CanView); // Default just in case
+            tracing::debug!(dashboard_id = %dashboard_id, user_id = %user.id, ?permission, "Granting access via direct permission.");
+        }
     } else {
         // No sufficient direct/admin permission, check public access rules
         tracing::debug!(dashboard_id = %dashboard_id, "Insufficient direct/admin permission. Checking public access rules.");
diff --git a/api/libs/handlers/src/metrics/get_metric_handler.rs b/api/libs/handlers/src/metrics/get_metric_handler.rs
index 1219b3694..0b3957475 100644
--- a/api/libs/handlers/src/metrics/get_metric_handler.rs
+++ b/api/libs/handlers/src/metrics/get_metric_handler.rs
@@ -138,9 +138,22 @@ pub async fn get_metric_handler(
     tracing::debug!(metric_id = %metric_id, ?direct_permission_level, has_sufficient_direct_permission, "Direct permission check result");
 
     if has_sufficient_direct_permission {
-        // User has direct/admin permission, use that role
-        permission = direct_permission_level.unwrap_or(AssetPermissionRole::CanView); // Default just in case
-        tracing::debug!(metric_id = %metric_id, user_id = %user.id, ?permission, "Granting access via direct/admin permission.");
+        // Check if user is WorkspaceAdmin or DataAdmin for this organization
+        let is_admin = user.organizations.iter().any(|org| {
+            org.id == metric_file.organization_id
+                && (org.role == database::enums::UserOrganizationRole::WorkspaceAdmin
+                    || org.role == database::enums::UserOrganizationRole::DataAdmin)
+        });
+
+        if is_admin {
+            // Admin users get Owner permissions
+            permission = AssetPermissionRole::Owner;
+            tracing::debug!(metric_id = %metric_id, user_id = %user.id, ?permission, "Granting Owner access to admin user.");
+        } else {
+            // User has direct permission, use that role
+            permission = direct_permission_level.unwrap_or(AssetPermissionRole::CanView); // Default just in case
+            tracing::debug!(metric_id = %metric_id, user_id = %user.id, ?permission, "Granting access via direct permission.");
+        }
     } else {
         // No sufficient direct/admin permission, check public access rules
         tracing::debug!(metric_id = %metric_id, "Insufficient direct/admin permission. Checking public access rules.");
diff --git a/api/libs/handlers/tests/dashboards/get_dashboard_handler_permission_test.rs b/api/libs/handlers/tests/dashboards/get_dashboard_handler_permission_test.rs
index ae809222f..8edf5ee17 100644
--- a/api/libs/handlers/tests/dashboards/get_dashboard_handler_permission_test.rs
+++ b/api/libs/handlers/tests/dashboards/get_dashboard_handler_permission_test.rs
@@ -202,9 +202,9 @@ async fn test_get_dashboard_admin_role_public_password() -> Result<()> {
     let result = get_dashboard_handler(&dashboard.id, &auth_user, None, None).await; // No password
 
     assert!(result.is_ok());
-    // Admins currently default to CanView if no explicit permission exists on the asset itself
+    // Admins should get Owner permissions regardless of explicit asset permissions
     let response = result.unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(response.permission, AssetPermissionRole::CanView);
+    assert_eq!(response.permission, AssetPermissionRole::Owner);
 
     cleanup_test_data(&[dashboard.id]).await?;
     Ok(())
diff --git a/api/libs/handlers/tests/metrics/get_metric_handler_permission_test.rs b/api/libs/handlers/tests/metrics/get_metric_handler_permission_test.rs
index a2b006780..34b7cbdad 100644
--- a/api/libs/handlers/tests/metrics/get_metric_handler_permission_test.rs
+++ b/api/libs/handlers/tests/metrics/get_metric_handler_permission_test.rs
@@ -232,11 +232,9 @@ async fn test_get_metric_admin_role_public_password() -> Result<()> {
     let result = get_metric_handler(&metric.id, &auth_user, None, None).await; // No password provided
 
     assert!(result.is_ok());
-    // Admins currently default to CanView if no explicit permission exists on the asset itself,
-    // even though check_permission_access returns true. This might be desired or not.
-    // Let's assert CanView for now, reflecting current check_permission_access behavior combined with handler logic.
+    // Admins should get Owner permissions regardless of explicit asset permissions
     let response = result.unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(response.permission, AssetPermissionRole::CanView);
+    assert_eq!(response.permission, AssetPermissionRole::Owner);
 
     cleanup_test_data(&[metric.id]).await?;
     Ok(())
diff --git a/api/libs/rerank/src/lib.rs b/api/libs/rerank/src/lib.rs
index 5411bb394..fee6b3b2c 100644
--- a/api/libs/rerank/src/lib.rs
+++ b/api/libs/rerank/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+use dotenv::dotenv;
 use reqwest::Client;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::error::Error;
-use dotenv::dotenv;
 use std::env;
+use std::error::Error;
 
 pub struct Reranker {
     api_key: String,
@@ -71,4 +71,4 @@ struct RerankResponse {
 pub struct RerankResult {
     pub index: usize,
     pub relevance_score: f32,
-} 
\ No newline at end of file
+}