diff --git a/src/core/bs_act.c b/src/core/bs_act.c
index 56fde927e..3c0472c7c 100644
--- a/src/core/bs_act.c
+++ b/src/core/bs_act.c
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ class CommandBSAct : public Command
 			return MOD_CONT;
 		}
 
+		if (!check_access(u, ci, CA_SAY))
+		{
+			notice_lang(s_BotServ, u, ACCESS_DENIED);
+			return MOD_CONT;
+		}
+
 		if (!ci->bi)
 		{
 			notice_help(s_BotServ, u, BOT_NOT_ASSIGNED);
@@ -53,12 +59,6 @@ class CommandBSAct : public Command
 			return MOD_CONT;
 		}
 
-		if (!check_access(u, ci, CA_SAY))
-		{
-			notice_lang(s_BotServ, u, ACCESS_DENIED);
-			return MOD_CONT;
-		}
-
 		size_t i = 0;
 		while ((i = params[1].find_first_of("\001"), i) && i != std::string::npos)
 		{
diff --git a/src/core/bs_say.c b/src/core/bs_say.c
index 18f029b1c..e1c2934c8 100644
--- a/src/core/bs_say.c
+++ b/src/core/bs_say.c
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ class CommandBSSay : public Command
 			return MOD_CONT;
 		}
 
+		if (!check_access(u, ci, CA_SAY))
+		{
+			notice_lang(s_BotServ, u, ACCESS_DENIED);
+			return MOD_CONT;
+		}
+
+
 		if (!ci->bi)
 		{
 			notice_help(s_BotServ, u, BOT_NOT_ASSIGNED);
@@ -55,12 +62,6 @@ class CommandBSSay : public Command
 			return MOD_CONT;
 		}
 
-		if (!check_access(u, ci, CA_SAY))
-		{
-			notice_lang(s_BotServ, u, ACCESS_DENIED);
-			return MOD_CONT;
-		}
-
 		if (text[0] == '\001')
 		{
 			this->OnSyntaxError(u);