diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 25f87890..ef6ebbae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ The game includes the mods from the default [minetest_game](https://github.com/m
     * [cleaner][] ([CC0][lic.cc0]) -- version [0.4 (68222b1 Git)][ver.cleaner] *2017-08-30*
     * [invisible][] ([LGPL][lic.lgpl2.1] / [CC BY-SA][lic.ccbysa3.0])
     * [override][] ([MIT][lic.override]) -- version [0.2 (e6dda7a Git)][ver.override] *2017-08-30*
-    * [privilegeareas][] ([WTFPL][lic.privilegeareas] / [CC0][lic.cc0]) -- version: [aebaa00 Git][ver.privilegeareas] *2016-05-18*
+    * [privilegeareas][] ([WTFPL][lic.privilegeareas] / [CC0][lic.cc0]) -- version: [18a803c Git][ver.privilegeareas] *2017-12-04*
     * [privs][] ([CC0][lic.cc0])
     * [spectator_mode][] ([WTFPL][lic.spectator_mode]) -- version: [7d68bec Git][ver.spectator_mode] *2017-03-30*
     * [whitelist][] ([CC0][lic.cc0]) -- version [0.1 (b813b19 Git)][ver.whitelist] *2017-08-18*
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ The game includes the mods from the default [minetest_game](https://github.com/m
 [ver.painting]: https://github.com/minetest-mods/painting/tree/8961849
 [ver.pipeworks]: https://github.com/minetest-mods/pipeworks/tree/a5e1bfa
 [ver.playeranim]: https://github.com/minetest-mods/playeranim/tree/59bcd38
-[ver.privilegeareas]: https://github.com/minetest-mods/privilegeareas/tree/aebaa00
+[ver.privilegeareas]: https://github.com/minetest-mods/privilegeareas/tree/18a803c
 [ver.quartz]: https://github.com/minetest-mods/quartz/tree/00ca4eb
 [ver.rainbow_ore]: https://github.com/FsxShader2012/rainbow_ore/tree/6e77693
 [ver.sfinv_buttons]: http://repo.or.cz/minetest_sfinv_buttons.git/tree/4f3b075
diff --git a/mods/admin/privilegeareas/gui.lua b/mods/admin/privilegeareas/gui.lua
index 0f9d6f0c..b0873076 100644
--- a/mods/admin/privilegeareas/gui.lua
+++ b/mods/admin/privilegeareas/gui.lua
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ gui = {}
 minetest.register_chatcommand("privareas", {
 	params = "",
 	description = "PrivAreas: access a formspec from the privilegeareas mod",
+	privs = {
+		privs = true,
+	},
 	func = function(name, param)
 		add_gui(name)
 	end,
@@ -33,6 +36,10 @@ minetest.register_on_player_receive_fields(function(player, formname, fields)
 	if (formname~="privilegeareas:gui_add") then
 		return false
 	end
+		
+	if not minetest.check_player_privs(player, "privs") then
+		return false
+	end
 
 	if fields.submit then
 		-- Do addition stuff
@@ -156,13 +163,19 @@ minetest.register_on_player_receive_fields(function(player, formname, fields)
 
 		if (gui[name].id and gui[name].trigger and fields.name) then
 			-- this will doubtlessly be buggy
-			table.insert(privilegeareas.areas[gui[name].id].actions[gui[name].trigger][gui[name].type],fields.name)
+			local id = gui[name].id
+			local trigger = gui[name].trigger
+			local action_type = gui[name].type
+			local trigger_action_types = privilegeareas.areas[id].actions[trigger]
+			if not trigger_action_types[action_type] then
+				trigger_action_types[action_type] = {}
+			end
+			table.insert(trigger_action_types[action_type],fields.name)
 
 			-- Alert user of success
 			minetest.chat_send_player(name, "Added data '"..fields.name.."' to '"..gui[name].type.."' in trigger "..gui[name].trigger.." in area "..gui[name].id)
 			
 			-- Delete field
-			local id = gui[name].id
 			gui[name] = nil
 
 			-- Update
@@ -193,4 +206,4 @@ minetest.register_on_player_receive_fields(function(player, formname, fields)
 	end
 
 	act_gui(name,gui[name].id)
-end)
\ No newline at end of file
+end)