diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/commands/player/McrankCommand.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/commands/player/McrankCommand.java
index b6eca1a1a..a7fe0591b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/commands/player/McrankCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/commands/player/McrankCommand.java
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@ public class McrankCommand implements CommandExecutor {
     public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command command, String label, String[] args) {
         switch (args.length) {
             case 0:
+                if (!(sender instanceof Player)) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+
                 if (!Permissions.mcrank(sender)) {
                     sender.sendMessage(command.getPermissionMessage());
                     return true;
                 }
 
-                if (!(sender instanceof Player)) {
-                    return false;
-                }
-
                 if (Config.getInstance().getUseMySQL()) {
                     sqlDisplay(sender, sender.getName());
                 }
@@ -94,11 +94,7 @@ public class McrankCommand implements CommandExecutor {
         for (SkillType skillType : SkillType.values()) {
             int[] rankInts = LeaderboardManager.getPlayerRank(playerName, skillType);
 
-            if (skillType.isChildSkill()) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            if ((sender instanceof Player) && !Permissions.skillEnabled((Player) sender, skillType)) {
+            if ((sender instanceof Player && !Permissions.skillEnabled(sender, skillType)) || skillType.isChildSkill()) {
                 continue;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/commands/player/MctopCommand.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/commands/player/MctopCommand.java
index 0982c3882..e86ee2dfc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/commands/player/MctopCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/commands/player/MctopCommand.java
@@ -79,18 +79,18 @@ public class MctopCommand implements CommandExecutor {
 
         if (sql) {
             if (skill.equalsIgnoreCase("all")) {
-                sqlDisplay(page, "taming+mining+woodcutting+repair+unarmed+herbalism+excavation+archery+swords+axes+acrobatics+fishing", sender, command);
+                sqlDisplay(page, "taming+mining+woodcutting+repair+unarmed+herbalism+excavation+archery+swords+axes+acrobatics+fishing", sender);
             }
             else {
-                sqlDisplay(page, skill, sender, command);
+                sqlDisplay(page, skill, sender);
             }
         }
         else {
-            flatfileDisplay(page, skill, sender, command);
+            flatfileDisplay(page, skill, sender);
         }
     }
 
-    private void flatfileDisplay(int page, String skill, CommandSender sender, Command command) {
+    private void flatfileDisplay(int page, String skill, CommandSender sender) {
         LeaderboardManager.updateLeaderboards(); // Make sure we have the latest information
 
         String[] info = LeaderboardManager.retrieveInfo(skill, page);
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public class MctopCommand implements CommandExecutor {
         sender.sendMessage(LocaleLoader.getString("Commands.mctop.Tip"));
     }
 
-    private void sqlDisplay(int page, String query, CommandSender sender, Command command) {
-        mcMMO.p.getServer().getScheduler().runTaskAsynchronously(mcMMO.p, new MctopCommandAsyncTask(page, query, sender, command));
+    private void sqlDisplay(int page, String query, CommandSender sender) {
+        mcMMO.p.getServer().getScheduler().runTaskAsynchronously(mcMMO.p, new MctopCommandAsyncTask(page, query, sender));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/runnables/commands/McrankCommandAsyncTask.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/runnables/commands/McrankCommandAsyncTask.java
index 5b5216387..27ad089bb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/runnables/commands/McrankCommandAsyncTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/runnables/commands/McrankCommandAsyncTask.java
@@ -32,11 +32,7 @@ public class McrankCommandAsyncTask implements Runnable {
                 sender.sendMessage(LocaleLoader.getString("Commands.mcrank.Player", playerName));
 
                 for (SkillType skillType : SkillType.values()) {
-                    if (skillType.isChildSkill()) {
-                        continue;
-                    }
-
-                    if ((sender instanceof Player) && !Permissions.skillEnabled((Player) sender, skillType)) {
+                    if ((sender instanceof Player && !Permissions.skillEnabled(sender, skillType)) || skillType.isChildSkill()) {
                         continue;
                     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/runnables/commands/MctopCommandAsyncTask.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/runnables/commands/MctopCommandAsyncTask.java
index 6dcd2f8b7..085974058 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/runnables/commands/MctopCommandAsyncTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/runnables/commands/MctopCommandAsyncTask.java
@@ -4,15 +4,12 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 
 import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
-import org.bukkit.command.Command;
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
 
 import com.gmail.nossr50.mcMMO;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.config.Config;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.database.DatabaseManager;
-import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.skills.SkillType;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.locale.LocaleLoader;
-import com.gmail.nossr50.util.Permissions;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.util.StringUtils;
 
 public class MctopCommandAsyncTask implements Runnable {
@@ -20,23 +17,15 @@ public class MctopCommandAsyncTask implements Runnable {
     private CommandSender sender;
     private String query;
     private int page;
-    private Command command;
 
-    public MctopCommandAsyncTask(int page, String query, CommandSender sender, Command command) {
+    public MctopCommandAsyncTask(int page, String query, CommandSender sender) {
         this.page = page;
         this.query = query;
         this.sender = sender;
-        this.command = command;
     }
 
     @Override
     public void run() {
-        if (!query.equalsIgnoreCase("taming+mining+woodcutting+repair+unarmed+herbalism+excavation+archery+swords+axes+acrobatics+fishing")) {
-            if (!Permissions.mctop(sender, SkillType.getSkill(query))) {
-                sender.sendMessage(command.getPermissionMessage());
-                return;
-            }
-        }
         String tablePrefix = Config.getInstance().getMySQLTablePrefix();
         final HashMap<Integer, ArrayList<String>> userslist = DatabaseManager.read("SELECT " + query + ", user, NOW() FROM " + tablePrefix + "users JOIN " + tablePrefix + "skills ON (user_id = id) WHERE " + query + " > 0 ORDER BY " + query + " DESC, user LIMIT " + ((page * 10) - 10) + ",10");
         mcMMO.p.getServer().getScheduler().scheduleSyncDelayedTask(mcMMO.p, new Runnable() {