diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/CarpetSettings.java b/src/main/java/carpet/CarpetSettings.java
index 8ed8cae5..7b1ff328 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/CarpetSettings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/CarpetSettings.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import static carpet.settings.RuleCategory.OPTIMIZATION;
 import static carpet.settings.RuleCategory.SURVIVAL;
 import static carpet.settings.RuleCategory.TNT;
 import static carpet.settings.RuleCategory.DISPENSER;
+import static carpet.settings.RuleCategory.SCARPET;
 
 @SuppressWarnings("CanBeFinal")
 public class CarpetSettings
@@ -303,13 +304,27 @@ public class CarpetSettings
     @Rule(desc = "Enables /draw commands", extra = "... allows for drawing simple shapes", category = COMMAND)
     public static String commandDraw = "true";
 
-    @Rule(desc = "Enables /script command", extra = "An in-game scripting API for Scarpet programming language", category = COMMAND)
-    public static boolean commandScript = true;
+    @Rule(
+            desc = "Enables /script command",
+            extra = "An in-game scripting API for Scarpet programming language",
+            category = {COMMAND, SCARPET}
+    )
+    public static String commandScript = "true";
+
+    @Rule(
+            desc = "Enables restrictions for arbitrary code execution with scarpet",
+            extra = {
+                    "Users that don't have this permission level",
+                    "won't be able to load apps or /script run"
+            },
+            category = {COMMAND, SCARPET}
+    )
+    public static String commandScriptACE = "ops";
 
     @Rule(
             desc = "Scarpet script from world files will autoload on server/world start ",
             extra = "if /script is enabled",
-            category = CREATIVE
+            category = SCARPET
     )
     public static boolean scriptsAutoload = false;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/commands/ScriptCommand.java b/src/main/java/carpet/commands/ScriptCommand.java
index e12eff30..aa868786 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/commands/ScriptCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/commands/ScriptCommand.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import carpet.script.LazyValue;
 import carpet.script.Tokenizer;
 import carpet.script.exception.CarpetExpressionException;
 import carpet.script.value.FunctionValue;
+import carpet.settings.SettingsManager;
 import carpet.utils.Messenger;
 import com.mojang.brigadier.CommandDispatcher;
 import com.mojang.brigadier.arguments.StringArgumentType;
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ public class ScriptCommand
         LiteralArgumentBuilder<ServerCommandSource> u = literal("resume").
                 executes( (cc) -> { CarpetServer.scriptServer.stopAll = false; return 1;});
         LiteralArgumentBuilder<ServerCommandSource> l = literal("run").
-                requires((player) -> player.hasPermissionLevel(2)).
+                requires((player) -> SettingsManager.canUseCommand(player, CarpetSettings.commandScriptACE)).
                 then(argument("expr", StringArgumentType.greedyString()).suggests(ScriptCommand::suggestCode).
                         executes((cc) -> compute(
                                 cc,
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ public class ScriptCommand
                                                                                 BlockPredicateArgumentType.getBlockPredicate(cc, "filter"),
                                                                                 "outline"
                                                                         )))))))));
-        LiteralArgumentBuilder<ServerCommandSource> a = literal("load").requires( (player) -> player.hasPermissionLevel(2) ).
+        LiteralArgumentBuilder<ServerCommandSource> a = literal("load").requires( (player) -> SettingsManager.canUseCommand(player, CarpetSettings.commandScriptACE) ).
                 then(argument("app", StringArgumentType.word()).
                         suggests( (cc, bb) -> suggestMatching(CarpetServer.scriptServer.listAvailableModules(true),bb)).
                         executes((cc) ->
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ public class ScriptCommand
                                 )
                         )
                 );
-        LiteralArgumentBuilder<ServerCommandSource> f = literal("unload").requires( (player) -> player.hasPermissionLevel(2) ).
+        LiteralArgumentBuilder<ServerCommandSource> f = literal("unload").requires( (player) -> SettingsManager.canUseCommand(player, CarpetSettings.commandScriptACE) ).
                 then(argument("app", StringArgumentType.word()).
                         suggests( (cc, bb) -> suggestMatching(CarpetServer.scriptServer.modules.keySet(),bb)).
                         executes((cc) ->
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ public class ScriptCommand
                             return success?1:0;
                         }));
 
-        LiteralArgumentBuilder<ServerCommandSource> q = literal("event").requires( (player) -> player.hasPermissionLevel(2) ).
+        LiteralArgumentBuilder<ServerCommandSource> q = literal("event").requires( (player) -> SettingsManager.canUseCommand(player, CarpetSettings.commandScriptACE) ).
                 executes( (cc) -> listEvents(cc.getSource())).
                 then(literal("add_to").
                         then(argument("event", StringArgumentType.word()).
@@ -268,10 +269,10 @@ public class ScriptCommand
 
 
         dispatcher.register(literal("script").
-                requires((player) -> CarpetSettings.commandScript).
+                requires((player) ->  SettingsManager.canUseCommand(player, CarpetSettings.commandScript)).
                 then(b).then(u).then(o).then(l).then(s).then(c).then(h).then(i).then(e).then(t).then(a).then(f).then(q));
         dispatcher.register(literal("script").
-                requires((player) -> CarpetSettings.commandScript).
+                requires((player) -> SettingsManager.canUseCommand(player, CarpetSettings.commandScript)).
                 then(literal("in").
                         then(argument("app", StringArgumentType.word()).
                                 suggests( (cc, bb) -> suggestMatching(CarpetServer.scriptServer.modules.keySet(), bb)).
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/ArmorStandEntity_scarpetMarkerMixin.java b/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/ArmorStandEntity_scarpetMarkerMixin.java
index 55c19047..c962e7c8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/ArmorStandEntity_scarpetMarkerMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/ArmorStandEntity_scarpetMarkerMixin.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public abstract class ArmorStandEntity_scarpetMarkerMixin extends LivingEntity
     @Inject(method = "readCustomDataFromTag", at = @At("HEAD"))
     private void checkScarpetMarkerUnloaded(CallbackInfo ci)
     {
-        if ((CarpetSettings.scriptsAutoload || CarpetSettings.commandScript) && !world.isClient)
+        if ((CarpetSettings.scriptsAutoload || !CarpetSettings.commandScript.equals("false")) && !world.isClient)
         {
             if (getScoreboardTags().contains(ExpressionInspector.MARKER_STRING))
             {
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/settings/RuleCategory.java b/src/main/java/carpet/settings/RuleCategory.java
index c621a98d..07a37f16 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/settings/RuleCategory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/settings/RuleCategory.java
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ public class RuleCategory
     public static final String COMMAND = "command";
     public static final String TNT = "tnt";
     public static final String DISPENSER = "dispenser";
+    public static final String SCARPET = "scarpet";
 
 }