diff --git a/cc/give b/cc/give
index 10d6c2a..64d66f6 100644
--- a/cc/give
+++ b/cc/give
@@ -1,14 +1,28 @@
 from sys import argv
 import sqlite3
+import re
 conn = sqlite3.connect("/home/sweebotirc/sbirc.db")
 database = conn.cursor()
+def getperms(self, mask: str):
+    try:
+        self.database.execute(f"SELECT * FROM users;")
+        output = self.database.fetchall()
+        for i in output:
+            if re.match(i[0].replace("*", ".+"), mask):
+                return i[1]
+        return ''
+    except:
+        print(traceback.format_exc())
+        return ''
 if argv[2] == "full":
     if len(argv) == 5:
         if argv[3] == argv[2]:
             print(argv[1] + ": You wanna give yourself permissions!?")
         else:
             perms = getperms(argv[3])
-            if perms != "":
+            if argv[4] in perms:
+                print("The specified user already has these permissions.")
+            elif perms != "":
                 database.execute("UPDATE users SET perms = '" + perms + "," + argv[4] + "' WHERE username = '" + argv[3] + "';")
                 print(argv[1] + ": Successfully appended '" + argv[4] + "' to the permissions of " + argv[3])
             else: