diff --git a/src/components/playlisteditor/playlisteditor.ts b/src/components/playlisteditor/playlisteditor.ts
index 5d15a39095..46100472c2 100644
--- a/src/components/playlisteditor/playlisteditor.ts
+++ b/src/components/playlisteditor/playlisteditor.ts
@@ -170,8 +170,9 @@ function populatePlaylists(editorOptions: PlaylistEditorOptions, panel: DialogEl
                         ...playlist,
                         permissions
                     }))
-                    .catch((err) => {
-                        console.warn('[PlaylistEditor] Failed to fetch playlist permissions', err);
+                    .catch(err => {
+                        // If a user doesn't have access, then the request will 404 and throw
+                        console.info('[PlaylistEditor] Failed to fetch playlist permissions', err);
 
                         return playlist;
                     });
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ function getEditorHtml(items: string[]) {
     html += `
     <div class="checkboxContainer checkboxContainer-withDescription">
         <label>
-            <input type="checkbox" is="emby-checkbox" id="chkPlaylistPublic" />
+            <input type="checkbox" is="emby-checkbox" id="chkPlaylistPublic" checked />
             <span>${globalize.translate('PlaylistPublic')}</span>
         </label>
         <div class="fieldDescription checkboxFieldDescription">
diff --git a/src/components/shortcuts.js b/src/components/shortcuts.js
index 099bed83c7..91f96f9d9b 100644
--- a/src/components/shortcuts.js
+++ b/src/components/shortcuts.js
@@ -128,8 +128,9 @@ function showContextMenu(card, options = {}) {
                         userId: apiClient.getCurrentUserId()
                     })
                     .then(({ data }) => data)
-                    .catch(() => {
+                    .catch(err => {
                         // If a user doesn't have access, then the request will 404 and throw
+                        console.info('[Shortcuts] Failed to fetch playlist permissions', err);
                         return { CanEdit: false };
                     }) :
                 // Not a playlist item
diff --git a/src/scripts/playlistViewer.js b/src/scripts/playlistViewer.js
index 8b2ca3a635..512a15281b 100644
--- a/src/scripts/playlistViewer.js
+++ b/src/scripts/playlistViewer.js
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ async function init(page, item) {
             playlistId: item.Id,
             userId: apiClient.getCurrentUserId()
         })
-        .catch(() => {
+        .catch(err => {
             // If a user doesn't have access, then the request will 404 and throw
+            console.info('[PlaylistViewer] Failed to fetch playlist permissions', err);
             return { data: {} };
         });
     isEditable = !!data.CanEdit;