diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/conditional_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/conditional_module.py
index 538550b04b50..a2fa8240792f 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/conditional_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/conditional_module.py
@@ -160,8 +160,11 @@ def is_condition_satisfied(self):
                     # the descriptor of a required module to have a property but
                     # for the resulting module to be a (flavor of) ErrorModule.
                     # So just log and return false.
-                    log.warn('Error in conditional module: \
-                        required module {module} has no {module_attr}'.format(module=module, module_attr=attr_name))
+                    if module is not None:
+                        # We do not want to log when module is None, and it is when requester
+                        # does not have access to the requested required module.
+                        log.warn('Error in conditional module: \
+                            required module {module} has no {module_attr}'.format(module=module, module_attr=attr_name))
                     return False
 
                 attr = getattr(module, attr_name)
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_conditional.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_conditional.py
index 8aae66b1ea44..17e06b0704c7 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_conditional.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_conditional.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class ConditionalFactory(object):
     to allow for testing.
     """
     @staticmethod
-    def create(system, source_is_error_module=False):
+    def create(system, source_is_error_module=False, source_visible_to_staff_only=False):
         """
         return a dict of modules: the conditional with a single source and a single child.
         Keys are 'cond_module', 'source_module', and 'child_module'.
@@ -75,11 +75,13 @@ def create(system, source_is_error_module=False):
             source_descriptor = Mock(name='source_descriptor')
             source_descriptor.location = source_location
 
+        source_descriptor.visible_to_staff_only = source_visible_to_staff_only
         source_descriptor.runtime = descriptor_system
         source_descriptor.render = lambda view, context=None: descriptor_system.render(source_descriptor, view, context)
 
         # construct other descriptors:
         child_descriptor = Mock(name='child_descriptor')
+        child_descriptor.visible_to_staff_only = False
         child_descriptor._xmodule.student_view.return_value.content = u'<p>This is a secret</p>'
         child_descriptor.student_view = child_descriptor._xmodule.student_view
         child_descriptor.displayable_items.return_value = [child_descriptor]
@@ -88,6 +90,12 @@ def create(system, source_is_error_module=False):
         child_descriptor.render = lambda view, context=None: descriptor_system.render(child_descriptor, view, context)
         child_descriptor.location = source_location.replace(category='html', name='child')
 
+        def visible_to_nonstaff_users(desc):
+            """
+            Returns if the object is visible to nonstaff users.
+            """
+            return not desc.visible_to_staff_only
+
         def load_item(usage_id, for_parent=None):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
             """Test-only implementation of load_item that simply returns static xblocks."""
             return {
@@ -115,8 +123,12 @@ def load_item(usage_id, for_parent=None):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
             ScopeIds(None, None, cond_location, cond_location)
         )
         cond_descriptor.xmodule_runtime = system
-        system.get_module = lambda desc: desc
+        system.get_module = lambda desc: desc if visible_to_nonstaff_users(desc) else None
         cond_descriptor.get_required_module_descriptors = Mock(return_value=[source_descriptor])
+        cond_descriptor.required_modules = [
+            system.get_module(descriptor)
+            for descriptor in cond_descriptor.get_required_module_descriptors()
+        ]
 
         # return dict:
         return {'cond_module': cond_descriptor,
@@ -183,6 +195,19 @@ def test_error_as_source(self):
         html = ajax['html']
         self.assertFalse(any(['This is a secret' in item for item in html]))
 
+    @patch('xmodule.conditional_module.log')
+    def test_conditional_with_staff_only_source_module(self, mock_log):
+        modules = ConditionalFactory.create(
+            self.test_system,
+            source_visible_to_staff_only=True,
+        )
+        cond_module = modules['cond_module']
+        cond_module.save()
+        cond_module.is_attempted = "false"
+        cond_module.handle_ajax('', '')
+        self.assertFalse(mock_log.warn.called)
+        self.assertIn(None, cond_module.required_modules)
+
 
 class ConditionalModuleXmlTest(unittest.TestCase):
     """
diff --git a/lms/templates/conditional_module.html b/lms/templates/conditional_module.html
index 6b6c1429eac8..bd47726c3aaf 100644
--- a/lms/templates/conditional_module.html
+++ b/lms/templates/conditional_module.html
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-<%
-
+<%!
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
+%>
 
+<%
 def _message(reqm, message):
     return message.format(link="<a href={url}>{url_name}</a>".format(
         url = reverse('jump_to', kwargs=dict(course_id=reqm.course_id.to_deprecated_string(),
@@ -9,7 +11,13 @@
         url_name = reqm.display_name_with_default_escaped))
 %>
 % if message:
-	% for reqm in module.required_modules:
-		<p class="conditional-message">${_message(reqm, message)}</p>
-	% endfor
+    % for reqm in module.required_modules:
+        % if reqm:
+            <p class="conditional-message">${_message(reqm, message)}</p>
+        % else:
+            <p class="conditional-message">
+                ${_("You do not have access to this dependency module.")}
+            </p>
+        % endif
+    % endfor
 % endif