diff --git a/addons/base_gengo/wizard/base_gengo_translations.py b/addons/base_gengo/wizard/base_gengo_translations.py
index 680be04d408..1521ac3dce5 100644
--- a/addons/base_gengo/wizard/base_gengo_translations.py
+++ b/addons/base_gengo/wizard/base_gengo_translations.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ GENGO_DEFAULT_LIMIT = 20
 
 class base_gengo_translations(osv.osv_memory):
     GENGO_KEY = "Gengo.UUID"
+    GROUPS = ['base.group_system']
 
     _name = 'base.gengo.translations'
     _columns = {
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ class base_gengo_translations(osv.osv_memory):
     def init(self, cr):
         icp = self.pool['ir.config_parameter']
         if not icp.get_param(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, self.GENGO_KEY, default=None):
-            icp.set_param(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, self.GENGO_KEY, str(uuid.uuid4()), groups=['base.group_website_designer', 'base.group_website_publisher'])
+            icp.set_param(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, self.GENGO_KEY, str(uuid.uuid4()), groups=self.GROUPS)
 
     def get_gengo_key(self, cr):
         icp = self.pool['ir.config_parameter']
diff --git a/addons/website_gengo/__init__.py b/addons/website_gengo/__init__.py
index 6da11461444..afa6323de2c 100644
--- a/addons/website_gengo/__init__.py
+++ b/addons/website_gengo/__init__.py
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@
 #
 ##############################################################################
 
-import controllers
\ No newline at end of file
+import controllers
+import models
diff --git a/addons/website_gengo/models/__init__.py b/addons/website_gengo/models/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..435cb9b9ee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/website_gengo/models/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import base_gengo_translations
diff --git a/addons/website_gengo/models/base_gengo_translations.py b/addons/website_gengo/models/base_gengo_translations.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..da8e0422c7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/website_gengo/models/base_gengo_translations.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from openerp.osv import osv
+
+
+class base_gengo_translations(osv.TransientModel):
+    _inherit = 'base.gengo.translations'
+    # update GROUPS, that are the groups allowing to access the gengo key.
+    # this is done here because in the base_gengo module, the various website
+    # groups do not exist, limiting the access to the admin group.
+    GROUPS = ['base.group_website_designer', 'base.group_website_publisher']