diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/BukkitRootCommand.java b/bukkit/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/BukkitRootCommand.java
index ce8ffa0c..0a72f3a1 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/BukkitRootCommand.java
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/BukkitRootCommand.java
@@ -70,18 +70,10 @@ public class BukkitRootCommand extends Command implements RootCommand {
             String checkSub = StringUtils.join(args, " ", 0, i).toLowerCase();
             BaseCommand subHandler = this.subCommands.get(checkSub);
             if (subHandler != null) {
-                if (!subHandler.testPermission(sender)) {
-                    sender.sendMessage("&cI'm sorry, but you do not have permission to perform this command.");
-                    return true;
-                }
                 subHandler.execute(sender, commandLabel, args);
                 return false;
             }
         }
-        if (!this.defCommand.testPermission(sender)) {
-            sender.sendMessage("&cI'm sorry, but you do not have permission to perform this command.");
-            return true;
-        }
 
         this.defCommand.execute(sender, commandLabel, args);
         return false;
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/BaseCommand.java b/core/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/BaseCommand.java
index df7cb993..0eb9b9ab 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/BaseCommand.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/BaseCommand.java
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ public abstract class BaseCommand {
     String commandName;
     String usageMessage;
     String permission;
+    public String permissionMessage = "&cI'm sorry, but you do not have permission to perform this command.";
 
     public BaseCommand() {}
     public BaseCommand(String cmd) {
@@ -306,7 +307,11 @@ public abstract class BaseCommand {
         }
     }
 
-    public boolean execute(CommandIssuer sender, String commandLabel, String[] args) {
+    public void execute(CommandIssuer sender, String commandLabel, String[] args) {
+        if (!this.testPermission(sender)) {
+            sender.sendMessage(permissionMessage);
+            return;
+        }
         commandLabel = commandLabel.toLowerCase();
 
         execSubcommand = null;
@@ -315,10 +320,10 @@ public abstract class BaseCommand {
 
         if (args.length == 0) {
             if (checkPrecommand(sender, args)) {
-                return true;
+                return;
             }
             executeSubcommand(DEFAULT, sender);
-            return true;
+            return;
         }
 
         CommandSearch cmd = findSubCommand(args);
@@ -326,16 +331,16 @@ public abstract class BaseCommand {
             execSubcommand = cmd.getCheckSub();
             final String[] execargs = Arrays.copyOfRange(args, cmd.argIndex, args.length);
             if (checkPrecommand(sender, execargs)) {
-                return true;
+                return;
             }
             executeCommand(sender, execargs, cmd.cmd);
-            return true;
+            return;
         }
 
         if (!executeSubcommand(UNKNOWN, sender, args)) {
             help(sender, args);
         }
-        return true;
+        return;
     }
 
     private CommandSearch findSubCommand(String[] args) {
@@ -382,7 +387,7 @@ public abstract class BaseCommand {
             List<String> sargs = Lists.newArrayList(args);
             cmd.invoke(sender, sargs);
         } else {
-            sender.sendMessage("&cI'm sorry, but you do not have permission to perform this command.");
+            sender.sendMessage(cmd.scope.permissionMessage);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/ForwardingCommand.java b/core/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/ForwardingCommand.java
index 49ff44ae..c90152ae 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/ForwardingCommand.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/ForwardingCommand.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class ForwardingCommand extends BaseCommand {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean execute(CommandIssuer sender, String commandLabel, String[] args) {
-        return command.execute(sender, commandLabel, ApacheCommonsLangUtil.addAll(baseArgs, args));
+    public void execute(CommandIssuer sender, String commandLabel, String[] args) {
+        command.execute(sender, commandLabel, ApacheCommonsLangUtil.addAll(baseArgs, args));
     }
 }
diff --git a/sponge/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/SpongeRootCommand.java b/sponge/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/SpongeRootCommand.java
index 4ac41fb4..484fb5e9 100644
--- a/sponge/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/SpongeRootCommand.java
+++ b/sponge/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/SpongeRootCommand.java
@@ -101,16 +101,10 @@ public class SpongeRootCommand implements CommandCallable, RootCommand {
             String checkSub = ApacheCommonsLangUtil.join(args, " ", 0, i).toLowerCase();
             BaseCommand subHandler = this.subCommands.get(checkSub);
             if (subHandler != null) {
-                if (!subHandler.testPermission(sender)) {
-                    return true;
-                }
                 subHandler.execute(sender, commandLabel, args);
                 return false;
             }
         }
-        if (!this.defCommand.testPermission(sender)) {
-            return true;
-        }
 
         this.defCommand.execute(sender, commandLabel, args);
         return false;