diff --git a/src/routes/servers/roles_delete.rs b/src/routes/servers/roles_delete.rs
index bdefc636..2e9121cb 100644
--- a/src/routes/servers/roles_delete.rs
+++ b/src/routes/servers/roles_delete.rs
@@ -3,14 +3,19 @@ use revolt_quark::{models::User, perms, Db, EmptyResponse, Error, Permission, Re
 #[delete("/<target>/roles/<role_id>")]
 pub async fn req(db: &Db, user: User, target: Ref, role_id: String) -> Result<EmptyResponse> {
     let mut server = target.as_server(db).await?;
-    perms(&user)
-        .server(&server)
+    let mut permissions = perms(&user).server(&server);
+
+    permissions
         .throw_permission(db, Permission::ManageRole)
         .await?;
 
-    // ! FIXME_PERMISSIONS
+    let member_rank = permissions.get_member_rank().unwrap_or(0);
 
     if let Some(role) = server.roles.remove(&role_id) {
+        if role.rank <= member_rank {
+            return Err(Error::NotElevated);
+        }
+
         role.delete(db, &server.id, &role_id)
             .await
             .map(|_| EmptyResponse)
diff --git a/src/routes/servers/roles_edit.rs b/src/routes/servers/roles_edit.rs
index 9ea83b31..6a9cae3c 100644
--- a/src/routes/servers/roles_edit.rs
+++ b/src/routes/servers/roles_edit.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pub async fn req(
         .throw_permission(db, Permission::ManageRole)
         .await?;
 
-    let member_rank = permissions.get_member_rank();
+    let member_rank = permissions.get_member_rank().unwrap_or(i64::MIN);
 
     if let Some(mut role) = server.roles.remove(&role_id) {
         let Data {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pub async fn req(
         } = data;
 
         if let Some(rank) = &rank {
-            if rank <= &member_rank.unwrap_or(i64::MIN) {
+            if rank <= &member_rank {
                 return Err(Error::NotElevated);
             }
         }