diff --git a/resources/scripts/Global.lua b/resources/scripts/Global.lua
index b9d5fa3..839fc6f 100644
--- a/resources/scripts/Global.lua
+++ b/resources/scripts/Global.lua
@@ -3,10 +3,16 @@ function onBeginLogin(player)
     player:send_message("Welcome to Kawari!")
 end
 
-function onCommandPermissionError(player)
+function onCommandRequiredRankInsufficientError(player)
     player:send_message("You do not have permission to run this command.")
 end
 
+function onCommandRequiredRankMissingError(additional_information, player)
+    local error_msg = "Your script does not define the required_rank variable. Please define it in your script for it to run."
+
+    player:send_message(string.format("%s\nAdditional information: %s", error_msg, additional_information))
+end
+
 function split(input, separator)
     if separator == nil then
         separator = '%s'
diff --git a/resources/scripts/commands/debug/ClassJob.lua b/resources/scripts/commands/debug/ClassJob.lua
index 8922d7c..767e05a 100644
--- a/resources/scripts/commands/debug/ClassJob.lua
+++ b/resources/scripts/commands/debug/ClassJob.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-permissions = GM_RANK_DEBUG
+required_rank = GM_RANK_DEBUG
 
 function onCommand(args, player)
     local parts = split(args)
diff --git a/resources/scripts/commands/debug/Festival.lua b/resources/scripts/commands/debug/Festival.lua
index fff5f0a..6969884 100644
--- a/resources/scripts/commands/debug/Festival.lua
+++ b/resources/scripts/commands/debug/Festival.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -- A list of festival ids can be found in Hyperborea's source tree:
 -- https://github.com/kawaii/Hyperborea/blob/main/Hyperborea/festivals.yaml
-permissions = GM_RANK_DEBUG
+required_rank = GM_RANK_DEBUG
 
 function onCommand(args, player)
     local parts = split(args)
diff --git a/resources/scripts/commands/debug/Nudge.lua b/resources/scripts/commands/debug/Nudge.lua
index 36c9167..6a63a06 100644
--- a/resources/scripts/commands/debug/Nudge.lua
+++ b/resources/scripts/commands/debug/Nudge.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -- Ported from Ioncannon's Project Meteor Server 
 -- https://bitbucket.org/Ioncannon/project-meteor-server/src/develop/Data/scripts/commands/gm/nudge.lua
-permissions = GM_RANK_DEBUG
+required_rank = GM_RANK_DEBUG
 
 function send_msg(message, player)
     player:send_message(string.format("[nudge] %s", message))
diff --git a/resources/scripts/commands/debug/PermissionTest.lua b/resources/scripts/commands/debug/PermissionTest.lua
index 25c9ea4..e73e593 100644
--- a/resources/scripts/commands/debug/PermissionTest.lua
+++ b/resources/scripts/commands/debug/PermissionTest.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-permissions = GM_RANK_MAX
+required_rank = GM_RANK_MAX
 
 function onCommand(args, player)
     player:send_message("How did you run this? This shouldn't be runnable!")
diff --git a/resources/scripts/commands/debug/SetPos.lua b/resources/scripts/commands/debug/SetPos.lua
index abe34ef..b24f310 100644
--- a/resources/scripts/commands/debug/SetPos.lua
+++ b/resources/scripts/commands/debug/SetPos.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-permissions = GM_RANK_DEBUG
+required_rank = GM_RANK_DEBUG
 
 function onCommand(args, player)
     local parts = split(args)
diff --git a/src/bin/kawari-world.rs b/src/bin/kawari-world.rs
index 5394d9e..8a109e8 100644
--- a/src/bin/kawari-world.rs
+++ b/src/bin/kawari-world.rs
@@ -535,10 +535,20 @@ async fn client_loop(
                                                                 .exec()
                                                                 .unwrap();
 
-                                                                let permissions: u8 = lua.globals().get("permissions")
-                                                                .expect("Script does not have permissions variable set");
+                                                               let required_rank = lua.globals().get("required_rank");
+                                                               if let Err(error) = required_rank {
+                                                                   tracing::info!("Script is missing required_rank! Unable to run command, sending error to user. Additional information: {}", error);
+                                                                   let func: Function =
+                                                                   lua.globals().get("onCommandRequiredRankMissingError").unwrap();
+                                                                   func.call::<()>((error.to_string(), connection_data)).unwrap();
+                                                                   return Ok(());
+                                                                }
 
-                                                                if connection.player_data.gm_rank as u8 >= permissions {
+                                                                /* Reset state for future commands. Without this it'll stay set to the last value
+                                                                 * and allow other commands that omit required_rank to run, which is undesirable. */
+                                                                lua.globals().set("required_rank", mlua::Value::Nil).unwrap();
+
+                                                                if connection.player_data.gm_rank as u8 >= required_rank.unwrap() {
                                                                     let mut func_args = "";
                                                                     if parts.len() > 1 {
                                                                         func_args = &chat_message.message[command_name.len() + 2..];
@@ -552,10 +562,10 @@ async fn client_loop(
                                                                     unwrap();
                                                                     Ok(())
                                                                 } else {
-                                                                    tracing::info!("User with account_id {} tried to invoke GM command {} they have no permissions for!",
+                                                                    tracing::info!("User with account_id {} tried to invoke GM command {} with insufficient privileges!",
                                                                     connection.player_data.account_id, command_name);
                                                                     let func: Function =
-                                                                    lua.globals().get("onCommandPermissionError").unwrap();
+                                                                    lua.globals().get("onCommandRequiredRankInsufficientError").unwrap();
                                                                     func.call::<()>(connection_data).unwrap();
                                                                     Ok(())
                                                                 }