diff --git a/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/commands/PlaceholderAPICommands.java b/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/commands/PlaceholderAPICommands.java
index 8b4cf6d..386d645 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/commands/PlaceholderAPICommands.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/commands/PlaceholderAPICommands.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class PlaceholderAPICommands implements CommandExecutor {
 				"&b/papi reload",
 				"&fReload the config settings");
 
-				if (s.isOp()) {
+				if (s.hasPermission("placeholderapi.ecloud")) {
 					if (plugin.getExpansionCloud() == null) {
 						Msg.msg(s, "&b/papi enablecloud",
 						"&fEnable the expansion cloud");
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class PlaceholderAPICommands implements CommandExecutor {
 				return true;
 				
 			} else if (args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("ecloud")) {
-				if (!s.isOp()) {
+				if (!s.hasPermission("placeholderapi.ecloud")) {
 					Msg.msg(s, "&cYou don't have permission to do that!");
 					return true;
 				}
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public class PlaceholderAPICommands implements CommandExecutor {
 				return eCloud.onCommand(s, c, label, args);
 				
 			} else if (args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("enablecloud")) {
-				if (!s.isOp()) {
+				if (!s.hasPermission("placeholderapi.ecloud")) {
 					Msg.msg(s, "&cYou don't have permission to do that!");
 					return true;
 				}
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public class PlaceholderAPICommands implements CommandExecutor {
 				
 			} else if (args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("disablecloud")) {
 				
-				if (!s.isOp()) {
+				if (!s.hasPermission("placeholderapi.ecloud")) {
 					Msg.msg(s, "&cYou don't have permission to do that!");
 					return true;
 				}
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/updatechecker/UpdateChecker.java b/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/updatechecker/UpdateChecker.java
index 7cabfc6..6bbc0fb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/updatechecker/UpdateChecker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/updatechecker/UpdateChecker.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class UpdateChecker implements Listener {
     
     @EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.MONITOR)
     public void onJoin(PlayerJoinEvent e) {
-    	if (e.getPlayer().isOp()) {
+    	if (e.getPlayer().hasPermission("placeholderapi.updatenotify")) {
     		e.getPlayer().sendMessage(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', "&bAn update for &fPlaceholder&7API &e(&fPlaceholder&7API &fv" + getLatestVersion() + "&e)"));
     		e.getPlayer().sendMessage(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', "&bis available at &ehttps://www.spigotmc.org/resources/placeholderapi." + resourceId + "/"));
     	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/util/Msg.java b/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/util/Msg.java
index 97d87e3..23a51c2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/util/Msg.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/util/Msg.java
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 public class Msg {
 
 	public static void msg(CommandSender s, String... msg) {
-		Arrays.stream(msg).forEach(text  ->
-		s.sendMessage(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', text)));
+		Arrays.stream(msg).forEach(text  -> s.sendMessage(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', text)));
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index addce9c..daf8022 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@ permissions:
         children:
             placeholderapi.list: true
             placeholderapi.reload: true
+            placeholderapi.ecloud: true
             placeholderapi.parse: true
             placeholderapi.injector.chat.bypass: true
             placeholderapi.injector.signs.bypass: true
             placeholderapi.injector.anvil.bypass: true
+            placeholderapi.updatenotify: true
     placeholderapi.list:
         description: ability to use the list command
         default: op
@@ -26,6 +28,12 @@ permissions:
     placeholderapi.parse:
         description: ability to use parse command
         default: op
+    placeholderapi.ecloud:
+        description: allows the usage of ecloud commands
+        default: op
+    placeholderapi.updatenotify:
+        description: notifies you when there is a PAPI update
+        default: op
 commands:
    placeholderapi:
      description: PlaceholderAPI command