diff --git a/src/postTools.js b/src/postTools.js
index 7e56daf332..91a9154261 100644
--- a/src/postTools.js
+++ b/src/postTools.js
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ var winston = require('winston'),
 		}
 
 		PostTools.privileges(pid, uid, function(err, privileges) {
-			if (err || !privileges.editable) {
+			if (err || !privileges.meta.editable) {
 				return callback(err || new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]'));
 			}
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ var winston = require('winston'),
 				PostTools.privileges(pid, uid, next);
 			},
 			function(privileges, next) {
-				if (!privileges || !privileges.editable) {
+				if (!privileges || !privileges.meta.editable) {
 					return next(new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]'));
 				}
 				next();
diff --git a/src/socket.io/topics.js b/src/socket.io/topics.js
index 48e0c806ac..7971635410 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/topics.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/topics.js
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ function doTopicAction(action, socket, tids, callback) {
 				return next(err);
 			}
 
-			if(!privileges || !privileges.editable) {
+			if(!privileges || !privileges.meta.editable) {
 				return next(new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]'));
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/topics.js b/src/topics.js
index fb885db5d8..6f31c817ca 100644
--- a/src/topics.js
+++ b/src/topics.js
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 				topicData.thread_tools = results.threadTools;
 				topicData.pageCount = results.pageCount;
 				topicData.unreplied = parseInt(topicData.postcount, 10) === 1;
-				topicData.expose_tools = results.privileges.editable ? 1 : 0;
+				topicData.expose_tools = results.privileges.meta.editable ? 1 : 0;
 
 				callback(null, topicData);
 			});
diff --git a/src/topics/fork.js b/src/topics/fork.js
index f935132d81..27b5903666 100644
--- a/src/topics/fork.js
+++ b/src/topics/fork.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ module.exports = function(Topics) {
 							return next(err);
 						}
 
-						if(privileges.editable) {
+						if(privileges.meta.editable) {
 							Topics.movePostToTopic(pid, tid, next);
 						} else {
 							next();
diff --git a/src/topics/posts.js b/src/topics/posts.js
index 53ff57f5a4..0618a4f92e 100644
--- a/src/topics/posts.js
+++ b/src/topics/posts.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ module.exports = function(Topics) {
 					postData[i].upvoted = results.voteData[i].upvoted;
 					postData[i].downvoted = results.voteData[i].downvoted;
 					postData[i].votes = postData[i].votes || 0;
-					postData[i].display_moderator_tools = parseInt(uid, 10) !== 0 && results.privileges[i].editable;
+					postData[i].display_moderator_tools = parseInt(uid, 10) !== 0 && results.privileges[i].meta.editable;
 					postData[i].display_move_tools = results.privileges[i].move;
 					postData[i].selfPost = parseInt(uid, 10) === parseInt(postData[i].uid, 10);