diff --git a/EssentialsGroupManager/src/Changelog.txt b/EssentialsGroupManager/src/Changelog.txt
index bbdab6a4f..014b4b9ea 100644
--- a/EssentialsGroupManager/src/Changelog.txt
+++ b/EssentialsGroupManager/src/Changelog.txt
@@ -207,4 +207,5 @@ v 2.0:
 	- Clear our attachment map upon a manload so we correctly reconfigure a players new permissions.
 	- Synchronize the raising of GroupManager events to Bukkit.getServer() (should prevent deadlocks).
 	- Synchronize pushing to Bukkit perms to prevent any ConcurrentModificationException.
-	- Do not grant any permissions (nor update Bukkit) if the server is in offline mode and the player has the permission node 'groupmanager.noofflineperms'.
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+	- Do not grant any permissions (nor update Bukkit) if the server is in offline mode and the player has the permission node 'groupmanager.noofflineperms'.
+	- Negate 'groupmanager.noofflineperms' by default in the owner group.
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diff --git a/EssentialsGroupManager/src/groups.yml b/EssentialsGroupManager/src/groups.yml
index 9c63ffd94..53c3a387e 100644
--- a/EssentialsGroupManager/src/groups.yml
+++ b/EssentialsGroupManager/src/groups.yml
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ groups:
     default: false
     permissions:
     - '*'
+    - -groupmanager.noofflineperms
     - -vanish.*
     inheritance:
     - admin