diff --git a/plugins/Karma/locales/fi.po b/plugins/Karma/locales/fi.po
index a5f7c1eea..4b2e02588 100644
--- a/plugins/Karma/locales/fi.po
+++ b/plugins/Karma/locales/fi.po
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%(thing)s's karma is now %(karma)i"
 msgstr "%(thing)in karma on nyt %(karma)i"
 
-#: plugin.py:251
+#: plugin.py:254 plugin.py:263
 msgid "You're not allowed to adjust your own karma."
 msgstr "Sinä et saa määrittää omaa karmaasi."
 
diff --git a/plugins/Karma/locales/fr.po b/plugins/Karma/locales/fr.po
index a9d37fc36..1f87ec5d5 100644
--- a/plugins/Karma/locales/fr.po
+++ b/plugins/Karma/locales/fr.po
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%(thing)s's karma is now %(karma)i"
 msgstr "Le karma de %(thing)s est maintenant %(karma)i"
 
-#: plugin.py:251
+#: plugin.py:254 plugin.py:263
 msgid "You're not allowed to adjust your own karma."
 msgstr "Vous n'êtes pas autorisé à modifier votre propre karma."
 
diff --git a/plugins/Karma/locales/it.po b/plugins/Karma/locales/it.po
index 1509b5992..0ff5f1ba7 100644
--- a/plugins/Karma/locales/it.po
+++ b/plugins/Karma/locales/it.po
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Determina se il bot aumenterà o diminuirà il karma senza essere richiamato."
 
-#: plugin.py:251
+#: plugin.py:254 plugin.py:263
 msgid "You're not allowed to adjust your own karma."
 msgstr "Non ti è permesso di modificare il tuo karma."
 
diff --git a/plugins/Karma/plugin.py b/plugins/Karma/plugin.py
index 901b20efb..70f2cdc94 100644
--- a/plugins/Karma/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Karma/plugin.py
@@ -246,18 +246,22 @@ class Karma(callbacks.Plugin):
         inc = self.registryValue('incrementChars', channel) 
         dec = self.registryValue('decrementChars', channel)
         if thing.endswith(tuple(inc + dec)):
-            if ircutils.strEqual(thing, msg.nick) and \
-                not self.registryValue('allowSelfRating', channel):
-                irc.error(_('You\'re not allowed to adjust your own karma.'),
-                    Raise=True)
             for s in inc:
                 if thing.endswith(s):
                     thing = thing[:-len(s)]
+                    if ircutils.strEqual(thing, msg.nick) and \
+                        not self.registryValue('allowSelfRating', channel):
+                        irc.error(_('You\'re not allowed to adjust your own karma.'))
+                        return
                     self.db.increment(channel, self._normalizeThing(thing))
                     karma = self.db.get(channel, self._normalizeThing(thing))
             for s in dec:
                 if thing.endswith(s):
                     thing = thing[:-len(s)]
+                    if ircutils.strEqual(thing, msg.nick) and \
+                        not self.registryValue('allowSelfRating', channel):
+                        irc.error(_('You\'re not allowed to adjust your own karma.'))
+                        return
                     self.db.decrement(channel, self._normalizeThing(thing))
                     karma = self.db.get(channel, self._normalizeThing(thing))
             self._respond(irc, channel, thing, karma[0]-karma[1])