diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/command/VelocityCommand.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/command/VelocityCommand.java
index 3c12b493..a67582a0 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/command/VelocityCommand.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/command/VelocityCommand.java
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ public class VelocityCommand implements Command {
 
     @Override
     public boolean hasPermission(CommandSource source, String @NonNull [] args) {
-      return source.getPermissionValue("velocity.command.plugins").asBoolean();
+      return source.getPermissionValue("velocity.command.plugins") == Tristate.TRUE;
     }
   }
 }