diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/PermissionsExHandler.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/PermissionsExHandler.java
index 565342e98..68dc3fe50 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/PermissionsExHandler.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/PermissionsExHandler.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class PermissionsExHandler extends SuperpermsHandler
 	@Override
 	public boolean hasPermission(final Player base, final String node)
 	{
-		return base.hasPermission("*") || super.hasPermission(base, node);
+		return super.hasPermission(base, node);
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/SuperpermsHandler.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/SuperpermsHandler.java
index aedd4c5ae..5dbe9eb93 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/SuperpermsHandler.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/SuperpermsHandler.java
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ public class SuperpermsHandler implements IPermissionsHandler
 	@Override
 	public boolean hasPermission(final Player base, final String node)
 	{
+		if (base.hasPermission("*"))
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
 		if (base.hasPermission("-" + node))
 		{
 			return false;