diff --git a/api/ani/v1/routes/user.js b/api/ani/v1/routes/user.js
index 3a659c2..0e22ea6 100644
--- a/api/ani/v1/routes/user.js
+++ b/api/ani/v1/routes/user.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module.exports = (app, router) => {
                 const newUser = new Users({
                     id: req.params.id.toLowerCase(), 
                     name: req.body.name,
-                    permissions: req.body.permissions,
+                    permissions: req.body.permissions.map(permission => permission.toLowerCase()),
                     discord: req.body.discord,
                     password: hashSync(req.body.password, 8)
                 });
@@ -93,5 +93,5 @@ module.exports = (app, router) => {
         req.user.permissions = permissions;
         req.user.markModified('permissions');
         await req.user.save();
-    }, (req, res, next) => {if (!req.authenticatedUser) {return res.status(401).send("You must be authenticated before you do that!");} next();}));
+    }, (req, res, next) => {if (!req.authenticatedUser) {return res.status(401).send("You must be authenticated before you do that!");} return next();}));
 };
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