diff --git a/contracts/modules/STO/Capped/CappedSTO.sol b/contracts/modules/STO/Capped/CappedSTO.sol
index a8a54f84e..5a54e1c38 100644
--- a/contracts/modules/STO/Capped/CappedSTO.sol
+++ b/contracts/modules/STO/Capped/CappedSTO.sol
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ contract CappedSTO is CappedSTOStorage, STO, ReentrancyGuard {
      * @notice Return the permissions flag that are associated with STO
      */
     function getPermissions() public view returns(bytes32[] memory) {
-        bytes32[] memory allPermissions = new bytes32[](0);
+        bytes32[] memory allPermissions = new bytes32[](1);
+        allPermissions[0] = OPERATOR;
         return allPermissions;
     }
 
diff --git a/contracts/modules/STO/Capped/CappedSTOStorage.sol b/contracts/modules/STO/Capped/CappedSTOStorage.sol
index cd72fc935..7ddeea403 100644
--- a/contracts/modules/STO/Capped/CappedSTOStorage.sol
+++ b/contracts/modules/STO/Capped/CappedSTOStorage.sol
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ pragma solidity ^0.5.0;
  */
 contract CappedSTOStorage {
 
-    bytes32 constant OPERATOR = "OPERATOR";
     // Determine whether users can invest on behalf of a beneficiary
     bool public allowBeneficialInvestments = false;
     // How many token units a buyer gets (multiplied by 10^18) per wei / base unit of POLY
diff --git a/contracts/modules/STO/USDTiered/USDTieredSTO.sol b/contracts/modules/STO/USDTiered/USDTieredSTO.sol
index a13aa0ce6..715d4ec4d 100644
--- a/contracts/modules/STO/USDTiered/USDTieredSTO.sol
+++ b/contracts/modules/STO/USDTiered/USDTieredSTO.sol
@@ -703,6 +703,9 @@ contract USDTieredSTO is USDTieredSTOStorage, STO {
      * @notice Return the permissions flag that are associated with STO
      */
     function getPermissions() public view returns(bytes32[] memory allPermissions) {
+        bytes32[] memory allPermissions = new bytes32[](2);
+        allPermissions[0] = OPERATOR;
+        allPermissions[1] = ADMIN;
         return allPermissions;
     }
 
diff --git a/contracts/modules/STO/USDTiered/USDTieredSTOStorage.sol b/contracts/modules/STO/USDTiered/USDTieredSTOStorage.sol
index 12f0050d6..6b698358a 100644
--- a/contracts/modules/STO/USDTiered/USDTieredSTOStorage.sol
+++ b/contracts/modules/STO/USDTiered/USDTieredSTOStorage.sol
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ pragma solidity ^0.5.0;
 contract USDTieredSTOStorage {
 
     bytes32 internal constant INVESTORSKEY = 0xdf3a8dd24acdd05addfc6aeffef7574d2de3f844535ec91e8e0f3e45dba96731; //keccak256(abi.encodePacked("INVESTORS"))
-    bytes32 constant ADMIN = "ADMIN";
-    bytes32 constant OPERATOR = "OPERATOR";
     
     /////////////
     // Storage //
diff --git a/test/b_capped_sto.js b/test/b_capped_sto.js
index c3fa37848..31347b4ae 100644
--- a/test/b_capped_sto.js
+++ b/test/b_capped_sto.js
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ contract("CappedSTO", async (accounts) => {
 
             it("Should get the listed permissions", async () => {
                 let tx = await I_CappedSTO_Array_POLY[0].getPermissions.call();
-                assert.equal(tx.length, 0);
+                assert.equal(tx.length, 1);
             });
 
             it("Should get the metrics of the STO", async () => {
diff --git a/test/p_usd_tiered_sto.js b/test/p_usd_tiered_sto.js
index 9148dfe7a..e38927de2 100644
--- a/test/p_usd_tiered_sto.js
+++ b/test/p_usd_tiered_sto.js
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ contract("USDTieredSTO", async (accounts) => {
                 _tokensPerTierTotal[stoId].length,
                 "Incorrect number of tiers"
             );
-            assert.equal((await I_USDTieredSTO_Array[stoId].getPermissions()).length, new BN(0), "Incorrect number of permissions");
+            assert.equal((await I_USDTieredSTO_Array[stoId].getPermissions()).length, new BN(2), "Incorrect number of permissions");
         });
 
         it("Should attach the paid STO factory -- failed because of no tokens", async () => {
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ contract("USDTieredSTO", async (accounts) => {
                 _tokensPerTierTotal[stoId].length,
                 "Incorrect number of tiers"
             );
-            assert.equal((await I_USDTieredSTO_Array[stoId].getPermissions()).length, new BN(0), "Incorrect number of permissions");
+            assert.equal((await I_USDTieredSTO_Array[stoId].getPermissions()).length, new BN(2), "Incorrect number of permissions");
         });
 
         it("Should successfully attach the third STO module to the security token", async () => {
diff --git a/test/q_usd_tiered_sto_sim.js b/test/q_usd_tiered_sto_sim.js
index b19d6cb5c..0d6feb494 100644
--- a/test/q_usd_tiered_sto_sim.js
+++ b/test/q_usd_tiered_sto_sim.js
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ contract("USDTieredSTO Sim", async (accounts) => {
                 _tokensPerTierTotal[stoId].length,
                 "Incorrect number of tiers"
             );
-            assert.equal((await I_USDTieredSTO_Array[stoId].getPermissions()).length, new BN(0), "Incorrect number of permissions");
+            assert.equal((await I_USDTieredSTO_Array[stoId].getPermissions()).length, new BN(2), "Incorrect number of permissions");
         });
 
         it("Should successfully prepare the STO", async () => {