diff --git a/src/postTools.js b/src/postTools.js
index 48ef0ae221..2fa9d45485 100644
--- a/src/postTools.js
+++ b/src/postTools.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ var winston = require('winston'),
 	}
 
 	PostTools.privileges = function(pid, uid, callback) {
-		if(uid == 0) {
+		if(parseInt(uid, 10) === 0) {
 			callback({
 				editable: false,
 				view_deleted: false
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ var winston = require('winston'),
 				return next(null, false);
 			} else {
 				user.getUserField(uid, 'reputation', function(err, reputation) {
-					if (err) return next(null, false);
+					if (err) {
+						return next(null, false);
+					}
 					next(null, parseInt(reputation, 10) >= parseInt(meta.config['privileges:manage_content'], 10));
 				});
 			}
diff --git a/src/topics.js b/src/topics.js
index 8215d19f26..b5ed978d98 100644
--- a/src/topics.js
+++ b/src/topics.js
@@ -214,9 +214,6 @@ var async = require('async'),
 		pids.sort();
 		var mainPid = pids[0];
 
-		//TODO: check if we can move all the pids, threadTools privs? -baris
-
-
 		posts.getPostData(mainPid, function(err, postData) {
 			if(err) {
 				return callback(err);
@@ -243,12 +240,18 @@ var async = require('async'),
 					});
 
 					function move(pid, next) {
-						posts.getPostField(pid, 'timestamp', function(err, timestamp) {
-							if(err) {
-								return next(err);
+						postTools.privileges(pid, uid, function(privileges) {
+							if(privileges.editable) {
+								posts.getPostField(pid, 'timestamp', function(err, timestamp) {
+									if(err) {
+										return next(err);
+									}
+
+									Topics.movePostToTopic(pid, postData.tid, tid, timestamp, next);
+								});
+							} else {
+								next();
 							}
-
-							Topics.movePostToTopic(pid, postData.tid, tid, timestamp, next);
 						});
 					}
 				});