diff --git a/files/classes/user.py b/files/classes/user.py
index 70c333704d..b2ca7dcfa8 100644
--- a/files/classes/user.py
+++ b/files/classes/user.py
@@ -288,11 +288,16 @@ class User(Base):
 		if self.agendaposter: return False
 		if self.profile_url.startswith('/e/') and not self.customtitle and self.namecolor == DEFAULT_COLOR: return False
 		return True
+	
+	@lazy
+	def actually_mods(self, sub):
+		if not sub: return False
+		return bool(g.db.query(Mod.user_id).filter_by(user_id=self.id, sub=sub).one_or_none())
 
 	@lazy
 	def mods(self, sub):
 		if self.is_suspended_permanently or self.shadowbanned: return False
-		return self.admin_level >= PERMS['HOLE_GLOBAL_MODERATION'] or bool(g.db.query(Mod.user_id).filter_by(user_id=self.id, sub=sub).one_or_none())
+		return self.admin_level >= PERMS['HOLE_GLOBAL_MODERATION'] or self.actually_mods(sub)
 
 	@lazy
 	def exiled_from(self, sub):
diff --git a/files/helpers/const.py b/files/helpers/const.py
index f3a986152d..b56da59db6 100644
--- a/files/helpers/const.py
+++ b/files/helpers/const.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ PERMS = { # Minimum admin_level to perform action.
 	'ADMIN_HOME_VISIBLE': 2,
 	'DOMAINS_BAN': 3,
 	'HOLE_CREATE': 0,
-	'HOLE_GLOBAL_MODERATION': 4,
+	'HOLE_GLOBAL_MODERATION': 3,
 	'FLAGS_REMOVE': 2,
 	'VOTES_VISIBLE': 0,
 	'USER_BLOCKS_VISIBLE': 0,
diff --git a/files/routes/subs.py b/files/routes/subs.py
index f2204c3077..49235891c5 100644
--- a/files/routes/subs.py
+++ b/files/routes/subs.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def exile_comment(v, cid):
 
 	u = c.author
 
-	if u.mods(sub): abort(403)
+	if u.actually_mods(sub): abort(403)
 
 	if not u.exiled_from(sub):
 		exile = Exile(user_id=u.id, sub=sub, exiler_id=v.id)