diff --git a/server/channelserver/handlers_cast_binary.go b/server/channelserver/handlers_cast_binary.go
index 7c4066d1d..9143491e4 100644
--- a/server/channelserver/handlers_cast_binary.go
+++ b/server/channelserver/handlers_cast_binary.go
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ func parseChatCommand(s *Session, command string) {
 									s.courses = append(s.courses, course)
 									sendServerChatMessage(s, fmt.Sprintf(s.server.dict["commandCourseEnabled"], course.Aliases()[0]))
 								}
-								s.server.db.QueryRow("SELECT rights FROM users u INNER JOIN characters c ON u.id = c.user_id WHERE c.id = $1", s.charID).Scan(&rightsInt)
-								if rightsInt > 0 {
+								err = s.server.db.QueryRow("SELECT rights FROM users u INNER JOIN characters c ON u.id = c.user_id WHERE c.id = $1", s.charID).Scan(&rightsInt)
+								if err != nil {
 									s.server.db.Exec("UPDATE users u SET rights=$1 WHERE u.id=(SELECT c.user_id FROM characters c WHERE c.id=$2)", rightsInt+delta, s.charID)
 								}
 								updateRights(s)