diff --git a/src/modules/chanmodes/operonly.c b/src/modules/chanmodes/operonly.c
index 286a3e0ef..1c0fb672c 100644
--- a/src/modules/chanmodes/operonly.c
+++ b/src/modules/chanmodes/operonly.c
@@ -100,9 +100,10 @@ DLLFUNC int operonly_require_oper(aClient *cptr, aChannel *chptr, char mode, cha
 	if (!MyClient(cptr) || ValidatePermissionsForPath("channel:operonly",cptr,NULL,chptr,NULL))
 		return EX_ALLOW;
 
+	if (checkt == EXCHK_ACCESS_ERR)
+		sendto_one(cptr, err_str(ERR_CANNOTCHANGECHANMODE),
+		           me.name, cptr->name, 'O', "You are not an IRC operator");
 
-	sendto_one(cptr, err_str(ERR_CANNOTCHANGECHANMODE),
-					me.name, cptr->name, 'O', "You are not an IRC operator");
 	return EX_DENY;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/chanmodes/permanent.c b/src/modules/chanmodes/permanent.c
index 5cb45126a..3e9d3e9a5 100644
--- a/src/modules/chanmodes/permanent.c
+++ b/src/modules/chanmodes/permanent.c
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ static int permanent_is_ok(aClient *cptr, aChannel *chptr, char mode, char *para
 {
 	if (!IsOper(cptr))
 	{
-		sendto_one(cptr, err_str(ERR_NOPRIVILEGES), me.name, cptr->name);
+		if (checkt == EXCHK_ACCESS_ERR)
+			sendto_one(cptr, err_str(ERR_NOPRIVILEGES), me.name, cptr->name);
+
 		return EX_DENY;
 	}