diff --git a/plugins/exec.py b/plugins/exec.py
index 55e277c..5f75fce 100644
--- a/plugins/exec.py
+++ b/plugins/exec.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ exec.py: Provides commands for executing raw code and debugging PyLink.
 
 from pylinkirc import utils, world
 from pylinkirc.log import log
+from pylinkirc.coremods import permissions
 
 # These imports are not strictly necessary, but make the following modules
 # easier to access through eval and exec.
@@ -17,8 +18,9 @@ def _exec(irc, source, args):
     """<code>
 
     Admin-only. Executes <code> in the current PyLink instance. This command performs backslash escaping of characters, so things like \\n and \\ will work.
+
     \x02**WARNING: THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS IF USED IMPROPERLY!**\x02"""
-    irc.checkAuthenticated(source, allowOper=False)
+    permissions.checkPermissions(irc, source, ['exec.exec'])
 
     # Allow using \n in the code, while escaping backslashes correctly otherwise.
     args = bytes(' '.join(args), 'utf-8').decode("unicode_escape")
@@ -36,8 +38,9 @@ def _eval(irc, source, args):
     """<Python expression>
 
     Admin-only. Evaluates the given Python expression and returns the result.
+
     \x02**WARNING: THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS IF USED IMPROPERLY!**\x02"""
-    irc.checkAuthenticated(source, allowOper=False)
+    permissions.checkPermissions(irc, source, ['exec.eval'])
 
     args = ' '.join(args)
     if not args.strip():
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@ def raw(irc, source, args):
 
     Admin-only. Sends raw text to the uplink IRC server.
     \x02**WARNING: THIS CAN BREAK YOUR NETWORK IF USED IMPROPERLY!**\x02"""
-    irc.checkAuthenticated(source, allowOper=False)
+    permissions.checkPermissions(irc, source, ['exec.raw'])
 
     args = ' '.join(args)
     if not args.strip():
@@ -74,7 +77,7 @@ def inject(irc, source, args):
 
     Admin-only. Injects raw text into the running PyLink protocol module, replying with the hook data returned.
     \x02**WARNING: THIS CAN BREAK YOUR NETWORK IF USED IMPROPERLY!**\x02"""
-    irc.checkAuthenticated(source, allowOper=False)
+    permissions.checkPermissions(irc, source, ['exec.inject'])
 
     args = ' '.join(args)
     if not args.strip():