diff --git a/src/Services/AccessControlService.cs b/src/Services/AccessControlService.cs
index aeb16e4..cb235f9 100644
--- a/src/Services/AccessControlService.cs
+++ b/src/Services/AccessControlService.cs
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 using Octobot.Extensions;
 using Remora.Discord.API.Abstractions.Objects;
 using Remora.Discord.API.Abstractions.Rest;
-using Remora.Discord.Commands.Conditions;
-using Remora.Discord.Commands.Results;
 using Remora.Rest.Core;
 using Remora.Results;
 
@@ -13,32 +11,30 @@ public sealed class AccessControlService
 {
     private readonly GuildDataService _data;
     private readonly IDiscordRestGuildAPI _guildApi;
-    private readonly RequireDiscordPermissionCondition _permission;
     private readonly IDiscordRestUserAPI _userApi;
 
-    public AccessControlService(GuildDataService data, IDiscordRestGuildAPI guildApi, IDiscordRestUserAPI userApi,
-        RequireDiscordPermissionCondition permission)
+    public AccessControlService(GuildDataService data, IDiscordRestGuildAPI guildApi, IDiscordRestUserAPI userApi)
     {
         _data = data;
         _guildApi = guildApi;
         _userApi = userApi;
-        _permission = permission;
     }
 
-    private async Task<Result<bool>> CheckPermissionAsync(GuildData data, Snowflake memberId, IGuildMember member,
-        DiscordPermission permission, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    private static bool CheckPermission(IEnumerable<IRole> roles, GuildData data, Snowflake memberId,
+        IGuildMember member,
+        DiscordPermission permission)
     {
         var moderatorRole = GuildSettings.ModeratorRole.Get(data.Settings);
-        var result = await _permission.CheckAsync(new RequireDiscordPermissionAttribute([permission]), member, ct);
-
-        if (result.Error is not null and not PermissionDeniedError)
+        if (!moderatorRole.Empty() && data.GetOrCreateMemberData(memberId).Roles.Contains(moderatorRole.Value))
         {
-            return Result<bool>.FromError(result);
+            return true;
         }
 
-        var hasPermission = result.IsSuccess;
-        return hasPermission || (!moderatorRole.Empty() &&
-                                 data.GetOrCreateMemberData(memberId).Roles.Contains(moderatorRole.Value));
+        return roles
+            .Where(r => member.Roles.Contains(r.ID))
+            .Any(r =>
+                r.Permissions.HasPermission(permission)
+            );
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -67,30 +63,35 @@ public sealed class AccessControlService
             return Result<string?>.FromSuccess($"UserCannot{action}Themselves".Localized());
         }
 
-        var botResult = await _userApi.GetCurrentUserAsync(ct);
-        if (!botResult.IsDefined(out var bot))
-        {
-            return Result<string?>.FromError(botResult);
-        }
-
         var guildResult = await _guildApi.GetGuildAsync(guildId, ct: ct);
         if (!guildResult.IsDefined(out var guild))
         {
             return Result<string?>.FromError(guildResult);
         }
 
-        var targetMemberResult = await _guildApi.GetGuildMemberAsync(guildId, targetId, ct);
-        if (!targetMemberResult.IsDefined(out var targetMember))
+        if (interacterId == guild.OwnerID)
         {
             return Result<string?>.FromSuccess(null);
         }
 
+        var botResult = await _userApi.GetCurrentUserAsync(ct);
+        if (!botResult.IsDefined(out var bot))
+        {
+            return Result<string?>.FromError(botResult);
+        }
+
         var botMemberResult = await _guildApi.GetGuildMemberAsync(guildId, bot.ID, ct);
         if (!botMemberResult.IsDefined(out var botMember))
         {
             return Result<string?>.FromError(botMemberResult);
         }
 
+        var targetMemberResult = await _guildApi.GetGuildMemberAsync(guildId, targetId, ct);
+        if (!targetMemberResult.IsDefined(out var targetMember))
+        {
+            return Result<string?>.FromSuccess(null);
+        }
+
         var rolesResult = await _guildApi.GetGuildRolesAsync(guildId, ct);
         if (!rolesResult.IsDefined(out var roles))
         {
@@ -110,18 +111,14 @@ public sealed class AccessControlService
 
         var data = await _data.GetData(guildId, ct);
 
-        var permissionResult = await CheckPermissionAsync(data, interacterId.Value, interacter,
+        var hasPermission = CheckPermission(roles, data, interacterId.Value, interacter,
             action switch
             {
                 "Ban" => DiscordPermission.BanMembers,
                 "Kick" => DiscordPermission.KickMembers,
                 "Mute" or "Unmute" => DiscordPermission.ModerateMembers,
                 _ => throw new Exception()
-            }, ct);
-        if (!permissionResult.IsDefined(out var hasPermission))
-        {
-            return Result<string?>.FromError(permissionResult);
-        }
+            });
 
         return hasPermission
             ? CheckInteractions(action, guild, roles, targetMember, botMember, interacter)
@@ -137,11 +134,6 @@ public sealed class AccessControlService
             return new ArgumentNullError(nameof(targetMember.User));
         }
 
-        if (!interacter.User.IsDefined(out var interacterUser))
-        {
-            return new ArgumentNullError(nameof(interacter.User));
-        }
-
         if (botMember.User == targetMember.User)
         {
             return Result<string?>.FromSuccess($"UserCannot{action}Bot".Localized());
@@ -161,11 +153,6 @@ public sealed class AccessControlService
             return Result<string?>.FromSuccess($"BotCannot{action}Target".Localized());
         }
 
-        if (interacterUser.ID == guild.OwnerID)
-        {
-            return Result<string?>.FromSuccess(null);
-        }
-
         var interacterRoles = roles.Where(r => interacter.Roles.Contains(r.ID));
         var targetInteracterRoleDiff
             = targetRoles.MaxOrDefault(r => r.Position) - interacterRoles.MaxOrDefault(r => r.Position);