diff --git a/server/command.go b/server/command.go
index 9abae21d..90f5edc4 100644
--- a/server/command.go
+++ b/server/command.go
@@ -547,8 +547,9 @@ func (p *Plugin) subscriptionsAddCommand(ctx context.Context, info *gitlab.UserI
 	}
 
 	if hasPermission := p.permissionToProject(ctx, info.UserID, namespace, project); !hasPermission {
-		p.API.LogWarn("You don't have the permission to create subscription for this project")
-		return "You don't have the permission to create subscription for this project."
+		msg := "You don't have the permissions to create subscriptions for this project"
+		p.client.Log.Warn(msg)
+		return msg
 	}
 
 	updatedSubscriptions, subscribeErr := p.Subscribe(info, namespace, project, channelID, features)
diff --git a/server/command_test.go b/server/command_test.go
index 8cc044e5..e6370bf7 100644
--- a/server/command_test.go
+++ b/server/command_test.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ var subscribeCommandTests = []subscribeCommandTest{
 		testName:      "No Repository permissions",
 		parameters:    []string{"add", "group/project"},
 		mockGitlab:    true,
-		want:          "You don't have the permission to create subscription for this project.",
+		want:          "You don't have the permissions to create subscriptions for this project",
 		webhookInfo:   []*gitlab.WebhookInfo{{URL: "example.com/somewebhookURL"}},
 		noAccess:      true,
 		mattermostURL: "example.com",
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ var subscribeCommandTests = []subscribeCommandTest{
 		testName:      "Guest permissions only",
 		parameters:    []string{"add", "group/project"},
 		mockGitlab:    true,
-		want:          "You don't have the permission to create subscription for this project.",
+		want:          "You don't have the permissions to create subscriptions for this project",
 		webhookInfo:   []*gitlab.WebhookInfo{{URL: "example.com/somewebhookURL"}},
 		noAccess:      true,
 		mattermostURL: "example.com",
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ func getTestPlugin(t *testing.T, mockCtrl *gomock.Controller, hooks []*gitlab.We
 
 	api := &plugintest.API{}
 	p.SetAPI(api)
+	p.client = pluginapi.NewClient(api, p.Driver)
 
 	conf := &model.Config{}
 	conf.ServiceSettings.SiteURL = &mattermostURL
@@ -324,8 +325,6 @@ func getTestPlugin(t *testing.T, mockCtrl *gomock.Controller, hooks []*gitlab.We
 		mock.AnythingOfTypeArgument("string"),
 		mock.AnythingOfTypeArgument("string"))
 
-	p.client = pluginapi.NewClient(api, p.Driver)
-
 	return p
 }
 
diff --git a/server/webhook.go b/server/webhook.go
index 358ab085..073e30c3 100644
--- a/server/webhook.go
+++ b/server/webhook.go
@@ -211,11 +211,15 @@ func (p *Plugin) permissionToProject(ctx context.Context, userID, namespace, pro
 	result, err := p.GitlabClient.GetProject(ctx, info, namespace, project)
 	if result == nil || err != nil {
 		if err != nil {
-			p.API.LogWarn("Can't get project in webhook", "err", err.Error(), "project", namespace+"/"+project)
+			p.client.Log.Warn("Can't get project in webhook", "err", err.Error(), "project", namespace+"/"+project)
 		}
 		return false
 	}
 
+	if result.Permissions.ProjectAccess == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
 	// Check for guest level permissions
 	if result.Permissions.ProjectAccess != nil && result.Permissions.ProjectAccess.AccessLevel == gitlabLib.GuestPermissions {
 		return false