diff --git a/node/src/client.js b/node/src/client.js
index 0189914..4b10575 100644
--- a/node/src/client.js
+++ b/node/src/client.js
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ export default class PeerClient {
 		if (!talkChannel.getUserInfo(user)) {
 			throw new ProtocolError("Cannot set permission level of a user that is not a channel participant")
 		}
-		if (req.user_id == talkChannel.clientUser.userId) {
+		if (req.user_id.equals(talkChannel.clientUser.userId)) {
 			throw new ProtocolError("Cannot change own permission level")
 		}
 		return await talkChannel.setUserPerm(user, req.perm)