diff --git a/permissions.yml b/permissions.yml
index 832ffc8..22a4d99 100644
--- a/permissions.yml
+++ b/permissions.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ op:
       essentials.pvpdelay.exempt: false
       essentials.sudo.exempt: false
       essentials.tempban.exempt: false
+      essentials.updatecheck: false
       essentials.vanish.effect: false
       essentials.vanish.interact: false
       essentials.vanish.see: false
diff --git a/server.properties b/server.properties
index 19a31d8..4577802 100644
--- a/server.properties
+++ b/server.properties
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ max-players=0
 max-world-size=29999984
 motd=\u00A78\u00A7l Welcome to Kaboom\!\n   > \u00A77Free OP - Anarchy - Creative
 network-compression-threshold=256
-online-mode=false
+online-mode=true
 op-permission-level=4
 player-idle-timeout=0
 prevent-proxy-connections=false