diff --git a/lib/EvaluatedPermissions.js b/lib/EvaluatedPermissions.js
index a0795823c..4c56d9e64 100644
--- a/lib/EvaluatedPermissions.js
+++ b/lib/EvaluatedPermissions.js
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ var EvaluatedPermissions = (function () {
 		var self = this;
 
 		function getBit(x) {
+			if ((self.packed >>> 3 & 1) === 1) {
+				return true;
+			}
 			return (self.packed >>> x & 1) === 1;
 		}
 
diff --git a/lib/Member.js b/lib/Member.js
index d879355cd..ba29467db 100644
--- a/lib/Member.js
+++ b/lib/Member.js
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ var Member = (function (_User) {
 		key: "permissionsIn",
 		value: function permissionsIn(channel) {
 
+			if (channel.server.ownerID === this.id) {
+				return new EvaluatedPermissions(4294967295); //all perms
+			}
+
 			var affectingOverwrites = [];
 			var affectingMemberOverwrites = [];
 
diff --git a/lib/channel.js b/lib/channel.js
index eee332b0d..fbaa8ce4c 100644
--- a/lib/channel.js
+++ b/lib/channel.js
@@ -47,6 +47,18 @@ var Channel = (function () {
     }
 
     _createClass(Channel, [{
+        key: "permissionsOf",
+        value: function permissionsOf(member) {
+
+            var mem = this.server.getMember("id", member.id);
+
+            if (mem) {
+                return mem.permissionsIn(this);
+            } else {
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+    }, {
         key: "equals",
         value: function equals(object) {
             return object && object.id === this.id;
diff --git a/src/EvaluatedPermissions.js b/src/EvaluatedPermissions.js
index 3c21e7870..ba71f8e85 100644
--- a/src/EvaluatedPermissions.js
+++ b/src/EvaluatedPermissions.js
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ class EvaluatedPermissions{
 		var self = this;
 		
 		function getBit(x) {
+			if(((self.packed >>> 3) & 1) === 1){
+				return true;
+			}
 			return ((self.packed >>> x) & 1) === 1;
 		}
 	
diff --git a/src/Member.js b/src/Member.js
index e5cc946f1..9ac6c644b 100644
--- a/src/Member.js
+++ b/src/Member.js
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ class Member extends User{
 	
 	permissionsIn(channel){
 		
+		if(channel.server.ownerID === this.id){
+			return new EvaluatedPermissions(4294967295); //all perms
+		}
+		
 		var affectingOverwrites = [];
 		var affectingMemberOverwrites = [];
 		
diff --git a/src/channel.js b/src/channel.js
index 81d5c5b28..6e3b2ef99 100644
--- a/src/channel.js
+++ b/src/channel.js
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ class Channel {
         return this.server.client;
     }
 
+    permissionsOf(member){
+        
+        var mem = this.server.getMember("id", member.id);
+        
+        if(mem){
+            return mem.permissionsIn(this);
+        }else{
+            return null;
+        }
+        
+    }
+
     equals(object) {
         return (object && object.id === this.id);
     }
diff --git a/test/bot.1.js b/test/bot.1.js
index 0d21c7af2..19caf0151 100644
--- a/test/bot.1.js
+++ b/test/bot.1.js
@@ -9,13 +9,22 @@ counter = 1;
 mybot.on("message", function (message) {
 	
 	console.log("Everyone mentioned? " + message.everyoneMentioned);
-	if (message.content !== "$$$") {
+	if (message.content.substr(0,3) !== "$$$") {
 		return;
 	}
 
 	// we can go ahead :)
 	
-	mybot.reply(message, "your evaluated permissions in this channel are " + JSON.stringify(message.sender.permissionsIn(message.channel), null, 4).replace(/true/g, "**true**"));
+	var user;
+	if(message.mentions.length > 0){
+		user = message.mentions[0];
+	}else{
+		user = message.sender;
+	}
+	
+	console.log("the ID is ", user.id);
+	
+	mybot.reply(message, user + "'s evaluated permissions in this channel are " + JSON.stringify(message.channel.permissionsOf(user), null, 4).replace(/true/g, "**true**"));
 	
 });