diff --git a/app/Models/User.php b/app/Models/User.php
index c6cac9f388..2c56c43737 100644
--- a/app/Models/User.php
+++ b/app/Models/User.php
@@ -237,11 +237,14 @@ class User extends SnipeModel implements AuthenticatableContract, AuthorizableCo
             $permissions = json_decode($this->permissions, true);
         }
 
-        foreach ($permissions as $permission) {
-            if ($permission != 0) {
-                return true;
+        if (($permissions) && (is_array($permissions))) {
+            foreach ($permissions as $permission) {
+                if ($permission != 0) {
+                    return true;
+                }
             }
         }
+
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Observers/UserObserver.php b/app/Observers/UserObserver.php
index acde9ceaed..cead5c8081 100644
--- a/app/Observers/UserObserver.php
+++ b/app/Observers/UserObserver.php
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ class UserObserver
             'end_date',
             'autoassign_licenses',
             'vip',
-            'password'
+            'password',
+            'permissions'
         ];
         
         $changed = [];