diff --git a/plugins/core_sieve.py b/plugins/core_sieve.py
index 3b00c4b..4a6c809 100644
--- a/plugins/core_sieve.py
+++ b/plugins/core_sieve.py
@@ -38,30 +38,21 @@ def sieve_suite(bot, input, func, kind, args):
         groups = bot.config.get("permissions", [])
 
         allowed_permissions = args.get('permissions', [])
-        allowed_groups = []
-
-        # loop over every group
-        for key, value in groups.iteritems():
-            # loop over every permission the command allows
-            for permission in allowed_permissions:
-                # see if the group has that permission
-                print value
-                if permission in value["perms"]:
-                    # if so, add the group name to the allowed_groups list
-                    allowed_groups.append(key)
-
-        if not allowed_groups:
-            print "Something is wrong. A hook requires {} but" \
-                  " there are no groups with that permission!".format(str(allowed_permissions))
 
         mask = input.mask.lower()
 
-        for group in allowed_groups:
-            group_users = bot.config.get("permissions", {}).get(group, [])["users"]
-            group_users = [_mask.lower() for _mask in group_users]
-            for pattern in group_users:
-                if fnmatch(mask, pattern):
-                    return input
+        # loop over every group
+        for key, group in groups.iteritems():
+            # loop over every permission the command allows
+            for permission in allowed_permissions:
+                # see if the group has that permission
+                if permission in group["perms"]:
+                    # if so, check it
+                    group_users = [_mask.lower() for _mask in group["users"]]
+                    for pattern in group_users:
+                        if fnmatch(mask, pattern):
+                            print "Allowed group {}.".format(group)
+                            return input
 
         input.notice("Sorry, you are not allowed to use this command.")
         return None