diff --git a/lib/bukkit-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar b/lib/bukkit-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar
index 86260175..011a54e6 100644
Binary files a/lib/bukkit-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar and b/lib/bukkit-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar differ
diff --git a/src/org/mcteam/factions/Factions.java b/src/org/mcteam/factions/Factions.java
index 719e605f..6e3c5882 100644
--- a/src/org/mcteam/factions/Factions.java
+++ b/src/org/mcteam/factions/Factions.java
@@ -268,56 +268,52 @@ public class Factions extends JavaPlugin {
 	// -------------------------------------------- //
 	
 	public static boolean hasPermParticipate(CommandSender sender) {
-		return hasPerm(sender, "factions.participate", false);
+		return hasPerm(sender, "factions.participate");
 	}
 	
 	public static boolean hasPermCreate(CommandSender sender) {
-		return hasPerm(sender, "factions.create", false);
+		return hasPerm(sender, "factions.create");
 	}
 	
 	public static boolean hasPermManageSafeZone(CommandSender sender) {
-		return hasPerm(sender, "factions.manageSafeZone", true);
+		return hasPerm(sender, "factions.manageSafeZone");
 	}
 	
 	public static boolean hasPermManageWarZone(CommandSender sender) {
-		return hasPerm(sender, "factions.manageWarZone", true);
+		return hasPerm(sender, "factions.manageWarZone");
 	}
 
 	public static boolean hasPermAdminBypass(CommandSender sender) {
-		return hasPerm(sender, "factions.adminBypass", true);
+		return hasPerm(sender, "factions.adminBypass");
 	}
 	
 	public static boolean hasPermReload(CommandSender sender) {
-		return hasPerm(sender, "factions.reload", true);
+		return hasPerm(sender, "factions.reload");
 	}
 	
 	public static boolean hasPermSaveAll(CommandSender sender) {
-		return hasPerm(sender, "factions.saveall", true);
+		return hasPerm(sender, "factions.saveall");
 	}
 	
 	public static boolean hasPermLock(CommandSender sender) {
-		return hasPerm(sender, "factions.lock", true);
+		return hasPerm(sender, "factions.lock");
 	}
 	
 	public static boolean hasPermDisband(CommandSender sender) {
-		return hasPerm(sender, "factions.disband", true);
+		return hasPerm(sender, "factions.disband");
 	}
 	
 	public static boolean hasPermWorlds(CommandSender sender) {
-		return hasPerm(sender, "factions.worldOptions", true);
+		return hasPerm(sender, "factions.worldOptions");
 	}
 	
-	private static boolean hasPerm(CommandSender sender, String permNode, boolean fallbackOnlyOp) {
+	private static boolean hasPerm(CommandSender sender, String permNode) {
 		if (Factions.Permissions == null || ! (sender instanceof Player)) {
-			return fallbackOnlyOp == false || sender.isOp();
+			return sender.isOp() || sender.hasPermission(permNode);
 		}
 		
-		if (sender instanceof Player) {
-			Player player = (Player)sender;
-			return Factions.Permissions.has(player, permNode); 
-		}
-		
-		return false;
+		Player player = (Player)sender;
+		return Factions.Permissions.has(player, permNode); 
 	}
 	
 	// -------------------------------------------- //
diff --git a/src/plugin.yml b/src/plugin.yml
index 2e5ec8e4..67eb264d 100644
--- a/src/plugin.yml
+++ b/src/plugin.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,52 @@ softdepend:
   - EssentialsChat
   - HeroChat
   - iChat
+  - LocalAreaChat
 commands:
   f:
     description: All of the Factions commands
-    usage: See documentation.
\ No newline at end of file
+    usage: See documentation.
+permissions:
+  factions.*:
+    description: Grants all Factions permissions
+    children:
+      factions.participate: true
+      factions.create: true
+      factions.manageSafeZone: true
+      factions.manageWarZone: true
+      factions.adminBypass: true
+      factions.reload: true
+      factions.saveall: true
+      factions.lock: true
+      factions.disband: true
+      factions.worldOptions: true
+  factions.participate:
+    description: Allows the player to participate in a faction
+    default: true
+  factions.create:
+    description: Allows the player to create a new faction
+    default: true
+  factions.manageSafeZone:
+    description: Allows the player to claim land as a safe zone, and to build/destroy within safe zones
+    default: op
+  factions.manageWarZone:
+    description: Allows the player to claim land as a war zone, and to build/destroy within war zones
+    default: op
+  factions.adminBypass:
+    description: Allows the player to bypass many normal restrictions, and use the bypass command
+    default: op
+  factions.reload:
+    description: Can use the /f reload command to reload data file(s) from disk
+    default: op
+  factions.saveall:
+    description: Can use the /f saveall command to save all data to disk
+    default: op
+  factions.lock:
+    description: Can use the /f lock [on/off] command to temporarily lock the data files from being overwritten
+    default: op
+  factions.disband:
+    description: Can use the /f disband <faction> command to disband any faction
+    default: op
+  factions.worldOptions:
+    description: Can use the /f worldnoclaim and /f worldnopowerloss commands
+    default: op