diff --git a/src/schemas/permissionSchema.js b/src/schemas/permissionSchema.js
index 1fc2bc9..1f40309 100644
--- a/src/schemas/permissionSchema.js
+++ b/src/schemas/permissionSchema.js
@@ -84,29 +84,40 @@ permissionSchema.statics.rankToNum = function(rank){
 }
 
 permissionSchema.statics.permCheck = async function(user, perm){
+    //Get permission list
     const perms = await this.getPerms();
 
+    //Set user to anon rank if no rank was found for the given user
+    if(user == null || user.rank == null){
+        user ={
+            rank: "anon"
+        };
+    }
+
+    console.log(user.rank);
+
+    //Check if this permission exists
     if(perms[perm] != null){
+        //if so get required rank as a number
         requiredRank = this.rankToNum(perms[perm])
+        //if so get user rank as a number
         userRank = user ? this.rankToNum(user.rank) : 0;
+        //return whether or not the user is equal to or higher than the required rank for this permission
         return (userRank >= requiredRank);
     }else{
+        //if not scream and shout
         throw new Error(`Permission check '${perm}' not found!`);
     }
 }
 
 permissionSchema.statics.reqPermCheck = function(perm){
     return async (req, res, next)=>{
-        if(req.session.user){
-            if(await permissionSchema.statics.permCheck(req.session.user, perm)){
-                next();
-            }else{
-                res.status(401);
-                res.send({error:`You do not have a high enough rank to access this resource.`});
-            }
+
+        if(await permissionSchema.statics.permCheck(req.session.user, perm)){
+            next();
         }else{
             res.status(401);
-            res.send({error:`You must login to access this resource.`});
+            res.send({error:`You do not have a high enough rank to access this resource.`});
         }
     }
 }