diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/CarpetSettings.java b/src/main/java/carpet/CarpetSettings.java
index 83780c0f..5c274fa0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/CarpetSettings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/CarpetSettings.java
@@ -127,6 +127,27 @@ public class CarpetSettings
     public static String commandDistance = "true";
     */
 
+    private static class CarpetPermissionLevel extends Validator<String> {
+        @Override public String validate(ServerCommandSource source, ParsedRule<String> currentRule, String newValue, String string) {
+            if (source.hasPermissionLevel(4))
+                return newValue;
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String description()
+        {
+            return "This setting can only be set by admins with op level 4";
+        }
+    }
+    @Rule(
+            desc = "Carpet command permission level. Can only be set via .conf file",
+            category = CREATIVE,
+            validate = CarpetPermissionLevel.class,
+            options = {"ops", "2", "4"}
+    )
+    public static String carpetCommandPermissionLevel = "ops";
+
 
 
     @Rule(desc = "Gbhs sgnf sadsgras fhskdpri!!!", category = EXPERIMENTAL)
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/settings/SettingsManager.java b/src/main/java/carpet/settings/SettingsManager.java
index 5e466e06..f9dd5bcf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/settings/SettingsManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/settings/SettingsManager.java
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ public class SettingsManager
         }
 
         LiteralArgumentBuilder<ServerCommandSource> literalargumentbuilder = literal(identifier).requires((player) ->
-                player.hasPermissionLevel(2) && !locked);
+                canUseCommand(player, CarpetSettings.carpetCommandPermissionLevel) && !locked);
 
         literalargumentbuilder.executes((context)-> listAllSettings(context.getSource())).
                 then(literal("list").