diff --git a/src/c3nav/mapdata/api/updates.py b/src/c3nav/mapdata/api/updates.py
index ee0b1374..6da37e6b 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/mapdata/api/updates.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/mapdata/api/updates.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class UserDataSchema(BaseSchema):
         example=[2, 5],
     )
     overlays: list[DataOverlaySchema]
-    quests: bool
+    quests: dict[str, str]
 
 
 class FetchUpdatesResponseSchema(BaseSchema):
diff --git a/src/c3nav/mapdata/utils/user.py b/src/c3nav/mapdata/utils/user.py
index c5b20ae8..b5d08f3d 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/mapdata/utils/user.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/mapdata/utils/user.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from django.utils.translation import ngettext_lazy
 from c3nav.mapdata.models import DataOverlay
 from c3nav.mapdata.models.access import AccessPermission, AccessRestriction
 from c3nav.mapdata.models.locations import Position
+from c3nav.mapdata.quests import quest_types
 from c3nav.mapdata.schemas.models import DataOverlaySchema
 
 
@@ -39,7 +40,11 @@ def get_user_data(request):
             DataOverlaySchema.model_validate(overlay).model_dump()
             for overlay in DataOverlay.qs_for_request(request)
         ],
-        'quests': bool(request.user.is_superuser or request.user_permissions.quests),
+        'quests': (
+            {key: quest.quest_type_label
+             for key, quest in quest_types.items()
+             if request.user.is_superuser or request.user_permissions.quests}
+        ),
     })
 
     return result
diff --git a/src/c3nav/site/static/site/js/c3nav.js b/src/c3nav/site/static/site/js/c3nav.js
index 71f59554..0dee93f8 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/site/static/site/js/c3nav.js
+++ b/src/c3nav/site/static/site/js/c3nav.js
@@ -1925,11 +1925,10 @@ c3nav = {
     },
     _update_quests: function () {
         if (!c3nav.map) return;
-        console.log(c3nav.user_data);
         if (c3nav._questsControl) {
-            if (!c3nav.user_data.quests) c3nav.map.removeControl(c3nav._questsControl);
+            if (!Object.keys(c3nav.user_data.quests).length) c3nav.map.removeControl(c3nav._questsControl);
         } else {
-            if (c3nav.user_data.quests) c3nav._questsControl = (new QuestsControl()).addTo(c3nav.map);
+            if (Object.keys(c3nav.user_data.quests).length) c3nav._questsControl = (new QuestsControl()).addTo(c3nav.map);
         }
     },