diff --git a/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/commands/SubCommand.java b/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/commands/SubCommand.java
index bf52ba412..c1790743e 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/commands/SubCommand.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/commands/SubCommand.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public abstract class SubCommand<T> {
      * @return true if the sender can use the command
      */
     public boolean isAuthorized(Sender sender) {
-        return permission == null || permission.isAuthorized(sender);
+        return permission.isAuthorized(sender);
     }
 
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/commands/group/GroupMainCommand.java b/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/commands/group/GroupMainCommand.java
index e51535416..9569a97d4 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/commands/group/GroupMainCommand.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/commands/group/GroupMainCommand.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class GroupMainCommand extends MainCommand<Group> {
             .add(new GroupSetTempInherit())
             .add(new GroupUnsetTempInherit())
             .add(new GroupShowTracks())
-            .add(new MetaCommands<>())
+            .add(new MetaCommands<>(false))
             .add(new GroupBulkChange())
             .add(new GroupClear())
             .add(new GroupRename())
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/commands/meta/MetaCommands.java b/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/commands/meta/MetaCommands.java
index 21117c6e6..8310efeda 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/commands/meta/MetaCommands.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/commands/meta/MetaCommands.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 package me.lucko.luckperms.commands.meta;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import me.lucko.luckperms.LuckPermsPlugin;
 import me.lucko.luckperms.commands.*;
 import me.lucko.luckperms.commands.meta.subcommands.*;
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 public class MetaCommands<T extends PermissionHolder> extends SubCommand<T> {
+    private boolean user;
+
     private final List<MetaSubCommand> subCommands = ImmutableList.<MetaSubCommand>builder()
         .add(new MetaInfo())
         .add(new MetaAddPrefix())
@@ -49,14 +52,13 @@ public class MetaCommands<T extends PermissionHolder> extends SubCommand<T> {
         .add(new MetaClear())
         .build();
 
-    public MetaCommands() {
+    public MetaCommands(boolean user) {
         super("meta", "Edit metadata values", null, Predicate.alwaysFalse(), null);
+        this.user = user;
     }
 
     @Override
     public CommandResult execute(LuckPermsPlugin plugin, Sender sender, T t, List<String> args, String label) {
-        boolean user = t instanceof User;
-
         if (args.size() == 0) {
             sendUsageMeta(sender, user, label);
             return CommandResult.INVALID_ARGS;
@@ -91,6 +93,16 @@ public class MetaCommands<T extends PermissionHolder> extends SubCommand<T> {
         return sub.execute(plugin, sender, t, strippedArgs);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isAuthorized(Sender sender) {
+        for (MetaSubCommand subCommand : subCommands) {
+            if (subCommand.isAuthorized(sender, user)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     private void sendUsageMeta(Sender sender, boolean user, String label) {
         List<MetaSubCommand> subs = subCommands.stream()
                 .filter(s -> s.isAuthorized(sender, user))
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/commands/user/UserMainCommand.java b/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/commands/user/UserMainCommand.java
index dbfa38707..fc1271795 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/commands/user/UserMainCommand.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/commands/user/UserMainCommand.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class UserMainCommand extends MainCommand<User> {
             .add(new UserPromote())
             .add(new UserDemote())
             .add(new UserShowPos())
-            .add(new MetaCommands<>())
+            .add(new MetaCommands<>(true))
             .add(new UserBulkChange())
             .add(new UserClear())
             .build()