diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/PermissionsBukkitHandler.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/PermissionsBukkitHandler.java
index 315cfa363..771a4c719 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/PermissionsBukkitHandler.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/PermissionsBukkitHandler.java
@@ -78,6 +78,6 @@ public class PermissionsBukkitHandler extends SuperpermsHandler
 	@Override
 	public boolean canBuild(Player base, String group)
 	{
-		return hasPermission(base, "permissions.build");
+		return false;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/PermissionsExHandler.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/PermissionsExHandler.java
index 5d8e62232..ae19f57dd 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/PermissionsExHandler.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/PermissionsExHandler.java
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ public class PermissionsExHandler implements IPermissionsHandler
 		final PermissionUser user = manager.getUser(base.getName());
 		if (user == null)
 		{
-			return true;
+			return false;
 		}
 
-		return user.getOptionBoolean("build", base.getWorld().getName(), true);
+		return user.getOptionBoolean("build", base.getWorld().getName(), false);
 	}
 
 	@Override