diff --git a/app/mixins/elevated-access.js b/app/mixins/elevated-access.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15607e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/mixins/elevated-access.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import Ember from 'ember';
+
+const { Mixin , inject: { service } } = Ember;
+
+export default Mixin.create({
+  currentUser: service('session-account'),
+
+  beforeModel: function(transition) {
+    this._super(transition);
+    this.get('currentUser.account').then((user) => {
+      if (user.get('isReader')) {
+        this.transitionTo(this.get('fallbackRouteBefore'));
+      }
+    });
+  },
+
+  afterModel: function(model) {
+    if (!model.get('canEdit')) {
+      this.transitionTo(this.get('fallbackRouteAfter'), model.get('id'));
+    }
+  },
+});
diff --git a/app/mixins/save-model.js b/app/mixins/save-model.js
index 5db43fa..0f83491 100644
--- a/app/mixins/save-model.js
+++ b/app/mixins/save-model.js
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import Ember from 'ember';
 import ajaxError from '../utils/ajax-error';
 
-export default Ember.Mixin.create({
+const { Mixin } = Ember;
+
+export default Mixin.create({
   actions: {
     save: function() {
       const model = this.get('model');
@@ -20,12 +22,11 @@ export default Ember.Mixin.create({
 
     cancel: function() {
       const model = this.get('model');
-      const fallbackRoute = this.get('fallbackRoute');
 
       model.get('errors').clear();
       model.rollbackAttributes();
 
-      this.transitionToRoute(fallbackRoute, model);
+      this.transitionToRoute(this.get('fallbackRoute'), model);
     },
   },
 });
diff --git a/app/pods/protected/species/edit/route.js b/app/pods/protected/species/edit/route.js
index 7767f41..f429c37 100644
--- a/app/pods/protected/species/edit/route.js
+++ b/app/pods/protected/species/edit/route.js
@@ -1,23 +1,10 @@
 import Ember from 'ember';
+import ElevatedAccess from '../../../../mixins/elevated-access';
 
-const { Route, inject: { service } } = Ember;
-
-export default Route.extend({
-  currentUser: service('session-account'),
-
-  beforeModel: function(transition) {
-    this._super(transition);
-    this.get('currentUser.account').then((user) => {
-      if (user.get('isReader')) {
-        this.transitionTo('protected.species.index');
-      }
-    });
-  },
-
-  afterModel: function(model) {
-    if (!model.get('canEdit')) {
-      this.transitionTo('species.show', model.get('id'));
-    }
-  },
+const { Route } = Ember;
 
+export default Route.extend(ElevatedAccess, {
+  // Required for ElevatedAccess mixin
+  fallbackRouteBefore: 'protected.species.index',
+  fallbackRouteAfter: 'protected.species.show',
 });
diff --git a/tests/unit/mixins/elevated-access-test.js b/tests/unit/mixins/elevated-access-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9791fc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/mixins/elevated-access-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import Ember from 'ember';
+import ElevatedAccessMixin from '../../../mixins/elevated-access';
+import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+
+module('Unit | Mixin | elevated access');
+
+// Replace this with your real tests.
+test('it works', function(assert) {
+  var ElevatedAccessObject = Ember.Object.extend(ElevatedAccessMixin);
+  var subject = ElevatedAccessObject.create();
+  assert.ok(subject);
+});