diff --git a/lib/noosfero/api/helpers.rb b/lib/noosfero/api/helpers.rb
index adce98e..7a305c9 100644
--- a/lib/noosfero/api/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/noosfero/api/helpers.rb
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
       def find_article(articles, id)
         article = articles.find(id)
-        article.display_to?(current_user.person) ? article : forbidden!
+        article.display_to?(current_person) ? article : forbidden!
       end
 
       def post_article(asset, params)
diff --git a/lib/noosfero/api/v1/articles.rb b/lib/noosfero/api/v1/articles.rb
index 204e3e5..189aa8a 100644
--- a/lib/noosfero/api/v1/articles.rb
+++ b/lib/noosfero/api/v1/articles.rb
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ module Noosfero
             #TODO make tests for this situation
             votes_order = params.delete(:order) if params[:order]=='votes_score'
             articles = select_filtered_collection_of(article, 'children', params)
-            articles = articles.display_filter(current_person, nil)
+            articles = articles.display_filter(current_person, article.profile)
 
 
             #TODO make tests for this situation
diff --git a/test/unit/api/articles_test.rb b/test/unit/api/articles_test.rb
index a9dcbd0..ce5e4a3 100644
--- a/test/unit/api/articles_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/api/articles_test.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,15 @@ class ArticlesTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equivalent [child1.id, child2.id], json["articles"].map { |a| a["id"] }
   end
 
+  should 'list public article children for not logged in access' do
+    article = fast_create(Article, :profile_id => user.person.id, :name => "Some thing")
+    child1 = fast_create(Article, :parent_id => article.id, :profile_id => user.person.id, :name => "Some thing")
+    child2 = fast_create(Article, :parent_id => article.id, :profile_id => user.person.id, :name => "Some thing")
+    get "/api/v1/articles/#{article.id}/children"
+    json = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
+    assert_equivalent [child1.id, child2.id], json["articles"].map { |a| a["id"] }
+  end
+
   should 'not list children of forbidden article' do
     person = fast_create(Person)
     article = fast_create(Article, :profile_id => person.id, :name => "Some thing", :published => false)
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