diff --git a/sweebot.py b/sweebot.py
index 7835079..75256ec 100644
--- a/sweebot.py
+++ b/sweebot.py
@@ -65,11 +65,14 @@ class config:
     def __init__(self):
         self.conn = sqlite3.connect(environ["SBconfig"])
         self.database = self.conn.cursor()
-    def perms(self, cloak: str):
+    def perms(self, mask: str):
         try:
-            self.database.execute(f"SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = ?;", [cloak])
+            self.database.execute(f"SELECT * FROM users;")
             output = self.database.fetchall()
-            return output[0][1]
+            for i in output:
+                if re.match(i[0].replace("*", ".+"), mask):
+                    return i[1]
+            return ''
         except:
             print(traceback.format_exc())
             return ''
@@ -329,8 +332,9 @@ while True:
             channel = text.split("PRIVMSG")[1].split(" ")[1]
             nick = text.split(" ")[0][1:].split("!")[0]
             username = text.split(" ")[0][1:].split("@")[1]
+            mask = text.split(" ")[0][1:]
             try:
-                perms = sbconfig.perms(username)
+                perms = sbconfig.perms(mask)
             except:
                 perms = ""
             print(command)
@@ -442,9 +446,9 @@ while True:
                     elif command[0] == "$perms":
                         if len(command) == 2:
                             if sbconfig.perms(command[1]) != "":
-                                irc.send_irc(channel, nick + ": permissions of cloak " + command[1] + ": " + sbconfig.perms(command[1]))
+                                irc.send_irc(channel, nick + ": permissions of user " + command[1] + ": " + sbconfig.perms(command[1]))
                             else:
-                                irc.send_irc(channel, nick + ": The cloak " + command[1] + " Doesn't have permissions.")
+                                irc.send_irc(channel, nick + ": The user wildcard at " + command[1] + " Doesn't have permissions.")
                         else:
                             if perms != "":
                                 irc.send_irc(channel, nick + ": " + perms)