diff --git a/commands/core/join.js b/commands/core/join.js
index 81e154d..b4b2364 100644
--- a/commands/core/join.js
+++ b/commands/core/join.js
@@ -151,6 +151,11 @@ export async function run({
   // socket.channels.push(channel);
   socket.channels = [channel];
 
+  // global mod perks
+  if (isModerator(socket.level)) {
+    socket.ratelimitImmune = true;
+  }
+
   nicks.push(userInfo.nick); /* @legacy */
   users.push({ ...{ isme: true, isBot: socket.isBot }, ...userInfo });
 
diff --git a/commands/core/session.js b/commands/core/session.js
index 5be594a..58e965b 100644
--- a/commands/core/session.js
+++ b/commands/core/session.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import fs from 'fs';
 import jsonwebtoken from 'jsonwebtoken';
 
 import {
+  isModerator,
   verifyNickname,
 } from '../utility/_UAC.js';
 import {
@@ -140,6 +141,11 @@ export async function run({
   socket.muzzled = session.muzzled;
   socket.banned = session.banned;
 
+  // global mod perks
+  if (isModerator(socket.level)) {
+    socket.ratelimitImmune = true;
+  }
+
   socket.hash = server.getSocketHash(socket);
   socket.hcProtocol = 2;
 
diff --git a/commands/mod/lockroom.js b/commands/mod/lockroom.js
index d2eb10c..c27d612 100644
--- a/commands/mod/lockroom.js
+++ b/commands/mod/lockroom.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
   */
 
 import {
-  levels,
   isTrustedUser,
   isModerator,
   verifyNickname,
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ export function chatCheck({
   socket, payload,
 }) {
   if (socket.channel === 'purgatory') {
-    if (socket.level >= levels.moderator) {
+    if (isModerator(socket.level)) {
       return payload;
     }