diff --git a/cmd-op.go b/cmd-op.go
index 4442acc..fecca56 100644
--- a/cmd-op.go
+++ b/cmd-op.go
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ func kick(conn *irc.Conn, nick *irc.Nick, args, target string) {
 	}
 
 	split := strings.Split(args, " ", 2)
-	if n := conn.GetNick(split[0]); n == nil ||
-		(!hasAccess(conn, nick, channel, "o") && hasAccess(conn, n, channel, "oh")) {
+	if n := conn.GetNick(split[0]); n == nil || (split[0] != nick.Nick &&
+		(!hasAccess(conn, nick, channel, "o") && hasAccess(conn, n, channel, "oh"))) {
 		// if we only have h, we can't kick people with o or h
 		return
 	}
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ func kickban(conn *irc.Conn, nick *irc.Nick, args, target string) {
 	split := strings.Split(args, " ", 2)
 
 	n := conn.GetNick(split[0])
-	if n == nil ||
-		(!hasAccess(conn, nick, channel, "o") && hasAccess(conn, n, channel, "oh")) {
+	if n == nil || (split[0] != nick.Nick &&
+		(!hasAccess(conn, nick, channel, "o") && hasAccess(conn, n, channel, "oh"))) {
 		return
 	}
 	conn.Mode(channel, "+b *!*@" + n.Host)