diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 5b012e8..2cddb54 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func LoadConfig() error {
 	
 	_, err := os.Stat("config/multiserver.yml")
 	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		ioutil.WriteFile("config/multiserver.yml", defaultConfig, 0775)
+		ioutil.WriteFile("config/multiserver.yml", defaultConfig, 0664)
 	}
 	
 	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile("config/multiserver.yml")
diff --git a/multiserver/plugins/builtin/init.lua b/multiserver/plugins/builtin/init.lua
index de9ce13..0b471f4 100644
--- a/multiserver/plugins/builtin/init.lua
+++ b/multiserver/plugins/builtin/init.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+local admin = multiserver.get_conf_key("admin")
+if admin and admin ~= "" then
+	local adminprivs = multiserver.get_player_privs(admin)
+	adminprivs.privs = true
+	multiserver.set_player_privs(admin, adminprivs)
+end
+
 multiserver.register_chatcommand("send", {
 	privs = {send = true},
 	func = function(id, param)
diff --git a/privs.go b/privs.go
index 81f2b6f..a3efe24 100644
--- a/privs.go
+++ b/privs.go
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ func decodePrivs(s string) map[string]bool {
 	r := make(map[string]bool)
 
 	for i := range ps {
-		r[ps[i]] = true
+		if ps[i] != "" {
+			r[ps[i]] = true
+		}
 	}
 
 	return r