--- a/mod_compat_roles/mod_compat_roles.lua	Fri Mar 22 11:02:04 2024 +0100
+++ b/mod_compat_roles/mod_compat_roles.lua	Sat Mar 23 15:44:13 2024 +0100
@@ -50,8 +50,14 @@
 	if not role_permissions then
 		return false;
 	end
+	if role_permissions[permission] then
+		return true;
+	end
 	local next_role = role_inheritance[role_name];
-	return not not permissions[role_name][permission] or (next_role and role_may(host, next_role, permission));
+	if not next_role then
+		return false;
+	end
+	return role_may(host, next_role, permission);
 end
 
 function moduleapi.may(self, action, context)