diff --git a/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/player/BukkitPlayer.java b/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/player/BukkitPlayer.java
index 9d9d7e4cb..71ea28a68 100644
--- a/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/player/BukkitPlayer.java
+++ b/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/player/BukkitPlayer.java
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ public class BukkitPlayer extends PlotPlayer<Player> {
         super(plotAreaManager, eventDispatcher, econHandler, permissionHandler);
         this.player = player;
         this.econHandler = econHandler;
+        this.setupPermissionProfile();
         if (realPlayer) {
             super.populatePersistentMetaMap();
         }
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/player/ConsolePlayer.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/player/ConsolePlayer.java
index c47f54881..6a0a5c715 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/player/ConsolePlayer.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/player/ConsolePlayer.java
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ import com.sk89q.worldedit.regions.CuboidRegion;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.gamemode.GameMode;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.gamemode.GameModes;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.item.ItemType;
-import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
-import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -67,6 +65,7 @@ public class ConsolePlayer extends PlotPlayer<Actor> {
                                   @Nonnull final PermissionHandler permissionHandler) {
         super(plotAreaManager, eventDispatcher, econHandler, permissionHandler);
         this.actor = actor;
+        this.setupPermissionProfile();
         final PlotArea[] areas = plotAreaManager.getAllPlotAreas();
         final PlotArea area;
         if (areas.length > 0) {
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/player/PlotPlayer.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/player/PlotPlayer.java
index a40c1b70f..e03b3c726 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/player/PlotPlayer.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/player/PlotPlayer.java
@@ -100,13 +100,19 @@ public abstract class PlotPlayer<P> implements CommandCaller, OfflinePlotPlayer
     private final PlotAreaManager plotAreaManager;
     private final EventDispatcher eventDispatcher;
     private final EconHandler econHandler;
-    private final PermissionProfile permissionProfile;
+    private final PermissionHandler permissionHandler;
+    // Delayed initialisation
+    private PermissionProfile permissionProfile;
 
     public PlotPlayer(@Nonnull final PlotAreaManager plotAreaManager, @Nonnull final EventDispatcher eventDispatcher, @Nullable final EconHandler econHandler,
         @Nonnull final PermissionHandler permissionHandler) {
         this.plotAreaManager = plotAreaManager;
         this.eventDispatcher = eventDispatcher;
         this.econHandler = econHandler;
+        this.permissionHandler = permissionHandler;
+    }
+
+    protected void setupPermissionProfile() {
         this.permissionProfile = permissionHandler.getPermissionProfile(this).orElse(
             NullPermissionProfile.INSTANCE);
     }