diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/GroupManagerHandler.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/GroupManagerHandler.java
index 472eef037..03e765739 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/GroupManagerHandler.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/GroupManagerHandler.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ public class GroupManagerHandler extends AbstractVaultHandler {
     private final transient GroupManager groupManager;
 
     public GroupManagerHandler(final Plugin permissionsPlugin) {
+        super();
         groupManager = ((GroupManager) permissionsPlugin);
     }
 
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/PermissionsExHandler.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/PermissionsExHandler.java
index 78c5fd3d2..9dd3c9194 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/PermissionsExHandler.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/PermissionsExHandler.java
@@ -1,20 +1,13 @@
 package com.earth2me.essentials.perm;
 
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
-import ru.tehkode.permissions.PermissionManager;
 import ru.tehkode.permissions.PermissionUser;
 import ru.tehkode.permissions.bukkit.PermissionsEx;
 
 public class PermissionsExHandler extends AbstractVaultHandler {
-    private final transient PermissionManager manager;
-
-    public PermissionsExHandler() {
-        manager = PermissionsEx.getPermissionManager();
-    }
-
     @Override
     public boolean canBuild(final Player base, final String group) {
-        final PermissionUser user = manager.getUser(base.getUniqueId());
+        final PermissionUser user = PermissionsEx.getPermissionManager().getUser(base.getUniqueId());
         return user != null && user.getOptionBoolean("build", base.getWorld().getName(), false);
     }
 }
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/PermissionsHandler.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/PermissionsHandler.java
index cad220806..2e9704a08 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/PermissionsHandler.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/PermissionsHandler.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import org.bukkit.plugin.PluginManager;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 
 public class PermissionsHandler implements IPermissionsHandler {
@@ -147,9 +146,9 @@ public class PermissionsHandler implements IPermissionsHandler {
                 if (vault.setupProviders()) {
                     ess.getLogger().info("Using generic Vault based permissions.");
                     handler = vault;
+                    return;
                 }
             }
-            return;
         }
 
         if (useSuperperms) {