diff --git a/code/modules/admin/permissionverbs/permissionedit.dm b/code/modules/admin/permissionverbs/permissionedit.dm
index f69138f23bb..34fd1746e8d 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/permissionverbs/permissionedit.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/permissionverbs/permissionedit.dm
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@
 	if(!adm_ckey || !new_rank)
 		return
 
+	adm_ckey = ckey(adm_ckey)
+
+	if(!adm_ckey)
+		return
+
 	if(!istext(adm_ckey) || !istext(new_rank))
 		return