diff --git a/1.10.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt b/1.10.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
index fa4fea1..310cd47 100644
--- a/1.10.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
+++ b/1.10.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ object MatterLink : IMatterLink() {
     override fun log(level: String, formatString: String, vararg data: Any) =
             logger.log(Level.toLevel(level, Level.INFO), formatString, *data)
 
-    override fun commandSenderFor(user: String, userId: String, server: String) = MatterLinkCommandSender(user, userId, server)
+    override fun commandSenderFor(user: String, userId: String, server: String, op: Boolean) = MatterLinkCommandSender(user, userId, server, op)
 
     override val mcVersion: String = MCVERSION
     override val modVersion: String = MODVERSION
diff --git a/1.10.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/command/MatterLinkCommandSender.kt b/1.10.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/command/MatterLinkCommandSender.kt
index dd3724a..614212a 100644
--- a/1.10.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/command/MatterLinkCommandSender.kt
+++ b/1.10.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/command/MatterLinkCommandSender.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import net.minecraft.world.World
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.FMLCommonHandler
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull
 
-class MatterLinkCommandSender(user: String, userId: String, server: String) : IMinecraftCommandSender(user, userId, server), ICommandSender {
+class MatterLinkCommandSender(user: String, userId: String, server: String, op: Boolean) : IMinecraftCommandSender(user, userId, server, op), ICommandSender {
     private var level: Int = 0
 
     override fun execute(cmdString: String): Boolean {
diff --git a/1.11.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt b/1.11.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
index 6dc65f4..494d40b 100644
--- a/1.11.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
+++ b/1.11.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ object MatterLink : IMatterLink() {
     override fun log(level: String, formatString: String, vararg data: Any) =
             logger.log(Level.toLevel(level, Level.INFO), formatString, *data)
 
-    override fun commandSenderFor(user: String, userId: String, server: String) = MatterLinkCommandSender(user, userId, server)
+    override fun commandSenderFor(user: String, userId: String, server: String, op: Boolean) = MatterLinkCommandSender(user, userId, server, op)
 
     override val mcVersion: String = MCVERSION
     override val modVersion: String = MODVERSION
diff --git a/1.11.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/command/MatterLinkCommandSender.kt b/1.11.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/command/MatterLinkCommandSender.kt
index d9a843a..af8fd33 100644
--- a/1.11.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/command/MatterLinkCommandSender.kt
+++ b/1.11.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/command/MatterLinkCommandSender.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import net.minecraft.world.World
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.FMLCommonHandler
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull
 
-class MatterLinkCommandSender(user: String, userId: String, server: String) : IMinecraftCommandSender(user, userId, server), ICommandSender {
+class MatterLinkCommandSender(user: String, userId: String, server: String, op: Boolean) : IMinecraftCommandSender(user, userId, server, op), ICommandSender {
 
     override fun execute(cmdString: String): Boolean {
         return 0 < FMLCommonHandler.instance().minecraftServerInstance.commandManager.executeCommand(
diff --git a/1.12.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt b/1.12.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
index 6c6a494..1d1e203 100644
--- a/1.12.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
+++ b/1.12.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ object MatterLink : IMatterLink() {
     override fun log(level: String, formatString: String, vararg data: Any) =
             logger.log(Level.toLevel(level, Level.INFO), formatString, *data)
 
-    override fun commandSenderFor(user: String, userId: String, server: String) = MatterLinkCommandSender(user, userId, server)
+    override fun commandSenderFor(user: String, userId: String, server: String, op: Boolean) = MatterLinkCommandSender(user, userId, server, op)
 
     override val mcVersion: String = MCVERSION
     override val modVersion: String = MODVERSION
diff --git a/1.12.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/command/MatterLinkCommandSender.kt b/1.12.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/command/MatterLinkCommandSender.kt
index 36d933c..e813999 100644
--- a/1.12.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/command/MatterLinkCommandSender.kt
+++ b/1.12.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/command/MatterLinkCommandSender.kt
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ import net.minecraft.world.World
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.FMLCommonHandler
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull
 
-class MatterLinkCommandSender(user: String, userId: String, server: String) : IMinecraftCommandSender(user, userId, server), ICommandSender {
-
+class MatterLinkCommandSender(user: String, userId: String, server: String, op: Boolean) : IMinecraftCommandSender(user, userId, server, op), ICommandSender {
     override fun execute(cmdString: String): Boolean {
         return 0 < FMLCommonHandler.instance().minecraftServerInstance.commandManager.executeCommand(
                 this,
diff --git a/1.7.10/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt b/1.7.10/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
index d98daab..1fb0bdb 100644
--- a/1.7.10/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
+++ b/1.7.10/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class MatterLink : IMatterLink() {
     override fun log(level: String, formatString: String, vararg data: Any) =
             logger.log(Level.toLevel(level, Level.INFO), formatString, *data)
 
-    override fun commandSenderFor(user: String, userId: String, server: String) = MatterLinkCommandSender(user, userId, server)
+    override fun commandSenderFor(user: String, userId: String, server: String, op: Boolean) = MatterLinkCommandSender(user, userId, server, op)
 
     override val mcVersion: String = MCVERSION
     override val modVersion: String = MODVERSION
diff --git a/1.7.10/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/command/MatterLinkCommandSender.kt b/1.7.10/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/command/MatterLinkCommandSender.kt
index 53c8eae..1be5ef7 100644
--- a/1.7.10/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/command/MatterLinkCommandSender.kt
+++ b/1.7.10/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/command/MatterLinkCommandSender.kt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import net.minecraft.util.ChunkCoordinates
 import net.minecraft.util.IChatComponent
 import net.minecraft.world.World
 
-class MatterLinkCommandSender(user: String, userId: String, server: String) : IMinecraftCommandSender(user, userId, server), ICommandSender {
+class MatterLinkCommandSender(user: String, userId: String, server: String, op: Boolean) : IMinecraftCommandSender(user, userId, server, op), ICommandSender {
 
     private var level: Int = 0
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/IMatterLink.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/IMatterLink.kt
index 4d5d353..3304fce 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/IMatterLink.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/IMatterLink.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ abstract class IMatterLink {
     abstract val modVersion: String
     abstract val forgeVersion: String
 
-    abstract fun commandSenderFor(user: String, userId: String, server: String): IMinecraftCommandSender
+    abstract fun commandSenderFor(user: String, userId: String, server: String, op: Boolean): IMinecraftCommandSender
 
     abstract fun wrappedSendToPlayers(msg: String)
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/CustomCommand.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/CustomCommand.kt
index a62ddd8..1d5a16f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/CustomCommand.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/CustomCommand.kt
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ data class CustomCommand(
         override val help: String = "",
         val allowArgs: Boolean = true,
         val timeout: Int = 20,
-        val defaultCommand: Boolean? = null
+        val defaultCommand: Boolean? = null,
+        val execOp: Boolean? = null
 ) : IBridgeCommand {
     val alias: String
         get() = BridgeCommandRegistry.getName(this)!!
@@ -41,8 +42,9 @@ data class CustomCommand(
             CommandType.EXECUTE -> {
                 //uses a new commandsender for each user
                 // TODO: cache CommandSenders
-                val commandSender = instance.commandSenderFor(user, userId, server)
-                commandSender.execute("$execute $args") || commandSender.reply.isNotBlank()
+                val commandSender = instance.commandSenderFor(user, userId, server, execOp ?: false)
+                val cmd = "$execute $args"
+                commandSender.execute(cmd) || commandSender.reply.isNotBlank()
             }
             CommandType.RESPONSE -> {
                 MessageHandlerInst.transmit(ApiMessage()
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ data class CustomCommand(
      */
     override fun validate(): Boolean {
         val typeCheck = when (type) {
-            CommandType.EXECUTE -> execute?.isNotBlank() ?: false
+            CommandType.EXECUTE -> execute != null
             CommandType.RESPONSE -> response?.isNotBlank() ?: false
         }
         if (!typeCheck) return false
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/IBridgeCommand.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/IBridgeCommand.kt
index ead5f7e..1f9b076 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/IBridgeCommand.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/IBridgeCommand.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package matterlink.bridge.command
 
 import matterlink.config.PermissionConfig
+import matterlink.instance
 
 interface IBridgeCommand {
     val help: String
@@ -9,7 +10,10 @@ interface IBridgeCommand {
     fun execute(alias: String, user: String, userId: String, server: String, args: String): Boolean
 
     fun canExecute(userId: String, server: String): Boolean {
-        return getPermLevel(userId, server) >= permLevel
+        instance.info("this: $this canExecute: $userId server: $server permLevel: $permLevel")
+        val canExec = getPermLevel(userId, server) >= permLevel
+        instance.info("return $canExec")
+        return canExec
     }
 
     fun validate() = true
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/IMinecraftCommandSender.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/IMinecraftCommandSender.kt
index 3fd72f5..221cf92 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/IMinecraftCommandSender.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/IMinecraftCommandSender.kt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package matterlink.bridge.command
 import matterlink.api.ApiMessage
 import matterlink.bridge.MessageHandlerInst
 
-abstract class IMinecraftCommandSender(val user: String, val userId: String, val server: String) {
+abstract class IMinecraftCommandSender(val user: String, val userId: String, val server: String, val op: Boolean) {
     /**
      * @param   cmdString The command to execute with its arguments
      *
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ abstract class IMinecraftCommandSender(val user: String, val userId: String, val
     val accountName = "$user (id=$userId server=$server)"
 
     fun canExecute(commandName: String): Boolean {
+        if(op) return true
         val command = BridgeCommandRegistry[commandName] ?: return false
-
         return command.canExecute(userId, server)
     }
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 0e476e6..f0dc865 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 mod_name = MatterLink
-mod_version = 1.5.8
+mod_version = 1.5.9
 forgelin_version = 1.6.0
 curse_id = 287323
 curse_release_type = beta
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