diff --git a/graph/resolvers/settings.js b/graph/resolvers/settings.js
index 7d12c8a91..30e614c38 100644
--- a/graph/resolvers/settings.js
+++ b/graph/resolvers/settings.js
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ const Settings = {};
 
 // PROTECTED_SETTINGS are the settings keys that must be protected for only some
 // eyes.
-const PROTECTED_SETTINGS = [
-  'premodLinksEnable',
-  'autoCloseStream',
-  'wordlist',
-  'domains',
-];
+const PROTECTED_SETTINGS = {
+  'premodLinksEnable': [VIEW_PROTECTED_SETTINGS],
+  'autoCloseStream': [VIEW_PROTECTED_SETTINGS],
+  'wordlist': [VIEW_PROTECTED_SETTINGS],
+  'domains': [VIEW_PROTECTED_SETTINGS],
+};
 
 // decorate the fields on the settings resolver with a permission check.
-decorateWithPermissionCheck(Settings, VIEW_PROTECTED_SETTINGS, ...PROTECTED_SETTINGS);
+decorateWithPermissionCheck(Settings, PROTECTED_SETTINGS);
 
 module.exports = Settings;
diff --git a/graph/resolvers/util.js b/graph/resolvers/util.js
index 497f640a9..cf3162679 100644
--- a/graph/resolvers/util.js
+++ b/graph/resolvers/util.js
@@ -18,18 +18,17 @@ const decorateWithTags = (typeResolver) => {
  * permission checks.
  *
  * @param {Object} typeResolver the type resolver
- * @param {String} permission the permission constant used to check against the user
- * @param {Array<String>} fields the fields to apply this check to
+ * @param {Object} protect the object with field -> Array<String> of permissions
  */
-const decorateWithPermissionCheck = (typeResolver, permission, ...fields) => {
-  for (const field of fields) {
+const decorateWithPermissionCheck = (typeResolver, protect) => {
+  for (const [field, permissions] of Object.entries(protect)) {
     let fieldResolver = (obj) => obj[field];
     if (field in typeResolver) {
       fieldResolver = typeResolver[field];
     }
 
     typeResolver[field] = (obj, args, ctx, info) => {
-      if (!ctx.user || !ctx.user.can(permission)) {
+      if (!ctx.user || !ctx.user.can(...permissions)) {
         return null;
       }
 
diff --git a/graph/typeDefs.graphql b/graph/typeDefs.graphql
index 682f2c690..982ee04bd 100644
--- a/graph/typeDefs.graphql
+++ b/graph/typeDefs.graphql
@@ -1209,9 +1209,11 @@ type RootMutation {
   removeTag(tag: ModifyTagInput!): ModifyTagResponse!
 
   # updateSettings will update the global settings.
+  # Mutation is restricted.
   updateSettings(input: UpdateSettingsInput!): UpdateSettingsResponse!
 
   # updateWordlist will update the given Wordlist.
+  # Mutation is restricted.
   updateWordlist(input: UpdateWordlistInput!): UpdateWordlistResponse!
 
   # Ignore comments by another user
diff --git a/perms/index.js b/perms/index.js
index be6e7a2cd..a6b459efe 100644
--- a/perms/index.js
+++ b/perms/index.js
@@ -41,11 +41,8 @@ const findGrant = (user, perms) => {
  */
 module.exports = (user, ...perms) => {
 
-  // make sure all the passed permissions are not typos
-  const missingPerms = perms.filter((perm) => {
-    return allPermissions.indexOf(perm) === -1;
-  });
-
+  // Make sure all the passed permissions are not typos.
+  const missingPerms = perms.filter((perm) => !allPermissions.includes(perm));
   if (missingPerms.length > 0) {
     throw new Error(`${missingPerms.join(' ')} are not valid permissions.`);
   }