diff --git a/src/routes/servers/server_edit.rs b/src/routes/servers/server_edit.rs
index a50debf9..ee840a47 100644
--- a/src/routes/servers/server_edit.rs
+++ b/src/routes/servers/server_edit.rs
@@ -38,10 +38,8 @@ pub async fn req(db: &Db, user: User, target: Ref, data: Json<Data>) -> Result<J
         .map_err(|error| Error::FailedValidation { error })?;
 
     let mut server = target.as_server(db).await?;
-    let permissions = perms(&user).server(&server).calc(db).await?;
-    if !permissions.can_view_channel() {
-        return Err(Error::NotFound);
-    }
+    let mut permissions = perms(&user).server(&server);
+    permissions.calc(db).await?;
 
     // Check permissions
     if data.name.is_none()
@@ -55,19 +53,24 @@ pub async fn req(db: &Db, user: User, target: Ref, data: Json<Data>) -> Result<J
         && data.remove.is_none()
     {
         return Ok(Json(server));
-    } else if (data.name.is_some()
+    } else if data.name.is_some()
         || data.description.is_some()
         || data.icon.is_some()
         || data.banner.is_some()
         || data.system_messages.is_some()
         || data.nsfw.is_some()
         || data.analytics.is_some()
-        || data.remove.is_some())
-        && !permissions.can_manage_server()
+        || data.remove.is_some()
     {
-        return Error::from_permission(Permission::ManageServer);
-    } else if (data.categories.is_some()) && !permissions.can_manage_channel() {
-        return Error::from_permission(Permission::ManageChannel);
+        permissions
+            .throw_permission(db, Permission::ManageServer)
+            .await?;
+    }
+
+    if data.categories.is_some() {
+        permissions
+            .throw_permission(db, Permission::ManageChannel)
+            .await?;
     }
 
     let Data {