diff --git a/src/net/spoothie/chairs/Chairs.java b/src/net/spoothie/chairs/Chairs.java
index 32e9d43..36a49fd 100644
--- a/src/net/spoothie/chairs/Chairs.java
+++ b/src/net/spoothie/chairs/Chairs.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public class Chairs extends JavaPlugin {
     public void onEnable() {
         instance = this;
         ignoreList = new ChairsIgnoreList();
+        ignoreList.load();
         pm = this.getServer().getPluginManager();
         pluginFolder = getDataFolder();
         configFile = new File(pluginFolder, "config.yml");
@@ -101,14 +102,25 @@ public class Chairs extends JavaPlugin {
             }
         }
         
-        if (pm.getPermission("chairs.sit") != null) {
-            pm.removePermission("chairs.sit");
+        ArrayList<String> perms = new ArrayList<String>();
+        perms.add("chairs.sit");
+        perms.add("chairs.reload");
+        perms.add("chairs.self");
+        for (String s : perms) {
+            if (pm.getPermission(s) != null) {
+                pm.removePermission(s);
+            }
         }
+        PermissionDefault pd;
         if (opsOverridePerms) {
-            pm.addPermission(new Permission("chairs.sit","Allows players to sit on blocks",PermissionDefault.OP));
+            pd = PermissionDefault.OP;
         } else {
-            pm.addPermission(new Permission("chairs.sit","Allows players to sit on blocks",PermissionDefault.FALSE));
+            pd = PermissionDefault.FALSE;
         }
+        
+        pm.addPermission(new Permission("chairs.sit","Allow player to sit on a block.",pd));
+        pm.addPermission(new Permission("chairs.reload","Allow player to reload the Chairs configuration.",pd));
+        pm.addPermission(new Permission("chairs.self","Allow player to self disable or enable sitting.",pd));
     } 
     
     // Send sit packet to all online players
diff --git a/src/net/spoothie/chairs/ChairsCommand.java b/src/net/spoothie/chairs/ChairsCommand.java
index 6f6a124..2f43f3d 100644
--- a/src/net/spoothie/chairs/ChairsCommand.java
+++ b/src/net/spoothie/chairs/ChairsCommand.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 package net.spoothie.chairs;
 
+import java.io.Console;
 import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.command.Command;
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandExecutor;
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ public class ChairsCommand implements CommandExecutor {
             return false;
         } 
         if (args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("reload")) {
-            if (sender.hasPermission("chairs.reload")) {
+            if (sender.hasPermission("chairs.reload") || !(sender instanceof Player)) {
                 plugin.reloadConfig();
                 plugin.loadConfig();
                 sender.sendMessage("Chairs configuration file reloaded.");
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ public class ChairsCommand implements CommandExecutor {
         if (sender instanceof Player) {
             Player p = (Player) sender;
             if (args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("on")) {
-                if (p.hasPermission("chairs.self")) {
+                if (p.hasPermission("chairs.self") || !plugin.permissions) {
                     ignoreList.removePlayer(p.getName());
                     p.sendMessage(ChatColor.GRAY + "You have enabled chairs for yourself!");
                 } else {
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ public class ChairsCommand implements CommandExecutor {
                 }
             }
             if (args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("off")) {
-                if (p.hasPermission("chairs.self")) {
+                if (p.hasPermission("chairs.self") || !plugin.permissions) {
                     ignoreList.addPlayer(p.getName());
                     p.sendMessage(ChatColor.GRAY + "You have disabled chairs for yourself!");
                 } else {
diff --git a/src/net/spoothie/chairs/ChairsIgnoreList.java b/src/net/spoothie/chairs/ChairsIgnoreList.java
index 83fc5aa..71c6e8d 100644
--- a/src/net/spoothie/chairs/ChairsIgnoreList.java
+++ b/src/net/spoothie/chairs/ChairsIgnoreList.java
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ public class ChairsIgnoreList implements Serializable{
     private static ArrayList<String> ignoreList = new ArrayList<String>();
     private static final String IGNORE_FILE = "plugins/Chairs/ignores.ser";
     
-    public void ChairsIgnoreList() {
-        this.load();
-    }
-    
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public void load() {        
         File file = new File(IGNORE_FILE);
@@ -57,12 +53,12 @@ public class ChairsIgnoreList implements Serializable{
         if (ignoreList.contains(s)) {
             return;
         }
-        Chairs.get().logInfo("Adding " + s + " to ignore list.");
+        //Chairs.get().logInfo("Adding " + s + " to ignore list.");
         ignoreList.add(s);
     }
     
     public void removePlayer(String s) {
-        Chairs.get().logInfo("Removing " + s + " from ignore list.");
+        //Chairs.get().logInfo("Removing " + s + " from ignore list.");
         ignoreList.remove(s);
     }
     
diff --git a/src/net/spoothie/chairs/EventListener.java b/src/net/spoothie/chairs/EventListener.java
index f68450f..9af50de 100644
--- a/src/net/spoothie/chairs/EventListener.java
+++ b/src/net/spoothie/chairs/EventListener.java
@@ -270,11 +270,12 @@ public class EventListener implements Listener {
         // Go through the blocks next to the clicked block and check if there are any further stairs.
         for (int i = 1; i <= plugin.maxChairWidth; i++) {
             Block relative = block.getRelative(face, i);
-
-            if (plugin.allowedBlocks.contains(relative.getType()) && ((Stairs) relative.getState().getData()).getDescendingDirection() == ((Stairs) block.getState().getData()).getDescendingDirection()) {
-                width++;
-            } else {
-                break;
+            if (relative.getState().getData() instanceof Stairs) {
+                if (plugin.allowedBlocks.contains(relative.getType()) && ((Stairs) relative.getState().getData()).getDescendingDirection() == ((Stairs) block.getState().getData()).getDescendingDirection()) {
+                    width++;
+                } else {
+                    break;
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/plugin.yml b/src/plugin.yml
index dfa57af..4c756ed 100644
--- a/src/plugin.yml
+++ b/src/plugin.yml
@@ -12,10 +12,3 @@ commands:
           /<command> reload - reloads the configuration
           /<command> off  - disable chairs for self
           /<command> on - enable chairs for self
-permissions:
-  chairs.reload:
-    description: Reload configuration
-    default: op
-  chairs.self:
-    description: Allow player to turn chairs off and on
-    default: false
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