diff --git a/src/commands/pin.ts b/src/commands/pin.ts
index 9c0169e..7878cb1 100644
--- a/src/commands/pin.ts
+++ b/src/commands/pin.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import messages from '../messages.json';
 import { transferPin } from '../utils/common';
 
 const pin = async (
-  message: Message, pinTextChannel: TextChannel, silent = false,
+  message: Message, mainTextChannel: TextChannel, pinTextChannel: TextChannel, silent = false,
 ): Promise<void> => {
   const isReply = message.type === 'REPLY';
   if (!isReply) {
@@ -12,6 +12,18 @@ const pin = async (
     return;
   }
 
+  const authorMember = await message.guild?.members.fetch(message.author);
+  if (!authorMember) {
+    await message.reply(messages.INVALID_PERMISSIONS);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const authorCanPin = authorMember.permissionsIn(mainTextChannel).has('MANAGE_MESSAGES');
+  if (!authorCanPin) {
+    await message.reply(messages.INVALID_PERMISSIONS);
+    return;
+  }
+
   const reply = await message.fetchReference();
   await transferPin(reply, pinTextChannel, silent);
   await message.reply(messages.PIN_COMPLETE);
diff --git a/src/commands/save.ts b/src/commands/save.ts
index f36629e..c31ee60 100644
--- a/src/commands/save.ts
+++ b/src/commands/save.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@ import { transferPin } from '../utils/common';
 const save = async (
   message: Message, mainTextChannel: TextChannel, pinTextChannel: TextChannel, silent = true,
 ): Promise<void> => {
+  const authorMember = await message.guild?.members.fetch(message.author);
+  if (!authorMember) {
+    await message.reply(messages.INVALID_PERMISSIONS);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const authorCanPin = authorMember.permissionsIn(mainTextChannel).has('MANAGE_MESSAGES');
+  if (!authorCanPin) {
+    await message.reply(messages.INVALID_PERMISSIONS);
+    return;
+  }
+
   const pinnedMessages = await mainTextChannel.messages.fetchPinned();
   const pinnedMessagesCollection = Array.from(pinnedMessages.values());
   if (pinnedMessagesCollection.length <= 0) {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 67fb222..e94e69b 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const listen = async (channelIDMap: Map<string, string>) => {
         const reply = await message.fetchReference();
         await transferPin(reply, pinTextChannel, false);
         await reply.unpin();
-        await mainTextChannel.send(`${message.author.toString()} ${messages.PIN_COMPLETE as string}`);
+        await mainTextChannel.send(`${message.author.toString()} ${messages.PIN_COMPLETE}`);
         await message.delete();
         return;
       }
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ const listen = async (channelIDMap: Map<string, string>) => {
 
       switch (message.content) {
         case getCommandPattern(clientUser, 'pin'):
-          await pin(message, pinTextChannel);
+          await pin(message, mainTextChannel, pinTextChannel);
           return;
         case getCommandPattern(clientUser, 'save'):
           await save(message, mainTextChannel, pinTextChannel);