diff --git a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/cmd/CmdFactionsFlagSet.java b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/cmd/CmdFactionsFlagSet.java
index 5a846bb4..2845009a 100644
--- a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/cmd/CmdFactionsFlagSet.java
+++ b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/cmd/CmdFactionsFlagSet.java
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ public class CmdFactionsFlagSet extends FactionsCommand
 		// Is this flag editable?
 		if (!msender.isOverriding() && ! flag.isEditable())
 		{
-			msg("<b>The flag <h>%s <b>is not editable.", flag.getName());
-			return;
+			throw new MassiveException().addMsg("<b>The flag <h>%s <b>is not editable.", flag.getName());
 		}
 		
 		// Event
@@ -54,8 +53,7 @@ public class CmdFactionsFlagSet extends FactionsCommand
 		// No change 
 		if (faction.getFlag(flag) == value)
 		{
-			msg("%s <i>already has %s <i>set to %s<i>.", faction.describeTo(msender), flag.getStateDesc(value, false, true, true, false, true), flag.getStateDesc(value, true, true, false, false, false));
-			return;
+			throw new MassiveException().addMsg("%s <i>already has %s <i>set to %s<i>.", faction.describeTo(msender), flag.getStateDesc(value, false, true, true, false, true), flag.getStateDesc(value, true, true, false, false, false));
 		}
 		
 		// Apply
diff --git a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/cmd/CmdFactionsKick.java b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/cmd/CmdFactionsKick.java
index d404f00e..3d2e7379 100644
--- a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/cmd/CmdFactionsKick.java
+++ b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/cmd/CmdFactionsKick.java
@@ -43,22 +43,22 @@ public class CmdFactionsKick extends FactionsCommand
 			return;
 		}
 		
-		if (mplayer.getRank().isLeader() && !msender.isOverriding())
+		if ( !msender.isOverriding() && mplayer.getRank().isLeader())
 		{
 			throw new MassiveException().addMsg("<b>The leader cannot be kicked.");
 		}
 		
-		if (mplayer.getRank().isMoreThan(msender.getRank()) && ! msender.isOverriding())
+		if (! msender.isOverriding() && mplayer.getFaction() == msenderFaction && mplayer.getRank().isMoreThan(msender.getRank()) )
 		{
 			throw new MassiveException().addMsg("<b>You can't kick people of higher rank than yourself.");
 		}
 		
-		if (mplayer.getRank() == msender.getRank() && ! msender.isOverriding())
+		if (! msender.isOverriding() && mplayer.getRank() == msender.getRank())
 		{
 			throw new MassiveException().addMsg("<b>You can't kick people of the same rank as yourself.");
 		}
 
-		if ( ! MConf.get().canLeaveWithNegativePower && mplayer.getPower() < 0 && ! msender.isOverriding())
+		if ( ! msender.isOverriding() && ! MConf.get().canLeaveWithNegativePower && mplayer.getPower() < 0)
 		{
 			msg("<b>You can't kick that person until their power is positive.");
 			return;