diff --git a/apps/main/api.py b/apps/main/api.py
index 2f250eb470..8e3ae1f7a6 100644
--- a/apps/main/api.py
+++ b/apps/main/api.py
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ def register_diagnostic(namespace, title, link):
     diagnostics[namespace] = namespace_dict
 
 
-def register_maintenance(link, title=None, namespace=None):
+def register_maintenance_links(links, title=None, namespace=None):
     namespace_dict = tools.get(namespace, {'title': None, 'links': []})
     namespace_dict['title'] = title
-    link['url'] = link.get('url', reverse_lazy(link['view']))
-    namespace_dict['links'].append(link)
+    for link in links:
+        link['url'] = link.get('url', reverse_lazy(link['view']))
+        namespace_dict['links'].append(link)
     tools[namespace] = namespace_dict
diff --git a/apps/main/views.py b/apps/main/views.py
index 6a8bd805d3..f4ff678e46 100644
--- a/apps/main/views.py
+++ b/apps/main/views.py
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ def home(request):
 def maintenance_menu(request):
     user_tools = {}
     for namespace, values in tools.items():
+        user_tools[namespace] = {
+            'title': values['title']
+            }
+        user_tools[namespace].setdefault('links', [])
         for link in values['links']:
             try:
                 permissions = link.get('permissions', [])
                 check_permissions(request.user, permissions)
-                user_tools[namespace] = {
-                    'title': values['title']
-                    }
-                user_tools[namespace].setdefault('links', [])
                 user_tools[namespace]['links'].append(link)
             except PermissionDenied:
                 pass