diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1418565..7890aeb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.spigotmc</groupId>
             <artifactId>spigot-api</artifactId>
-            <version>1.19.1-R0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.19.2-R0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/blacksmith/listener/NPCClickListener.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/blacksmith/listener/NPCClickListener.java
index 5b33530..21e67f3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/blacksmith/listener/NPCClickListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/blacksmith/listener/NPCClickListener.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package net.knarcraft.blacksmith.listener;
 
 import net.knarcraft.blacksmith.trait.BlacksmithTrait;
+import net.knarcraft.blacksmith.util.MessageFormatter;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
 import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
@@ -20,6 +21,13 @@ public class NPCClickListener implements Listener {
 
         //Perform any necessary pre-session work
         Player player = event.getClicker();
+
+        //Permission check
+        if (!player.hasPermission("blacksmith.use")) {
+            MessageFormatter.displayErrorMessage(player, "You lack the necessary permission");
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (!blacksmithTrait.prepareForSession(player)) {
             return;
         }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index ac72b0a..9c614fe 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ permissions:
     default: op
     children:
       blacksmith.edit: true
+      blacksmith.use: true
   blacksmith.edit:
     description: Allows changing settings for the selected blacksmith NPC
-    default: op
\ No newline at end of file
+    default: op
+  blacksmith.use:
+    description: Allows the player to repair items using blacksmiths
+    default: true
\ No newline at end of file