diff --git a/server/api/v1/admin/game/image/index.delete.ts b/server/api/v1/admin/game/image/index.delete.ts
index a0149f2..3d3440e 100644
--- a/server/api/v1/admin/game/image/index.delete.ts
+++ b/server/api/v1/admin/game/image/index.delete.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (h3) => {
     throw createError({ statusCode: 400, statusMessage: "Image not found" });
 
   game.mImageLibrary.splice(imageIndex, 1);
-  await objectHandler.deleteWithPermission(imageId);
+  await objectHandler.deleteAsServer(imageId);
 
   if (game.mBannerId === imageId) {
     game.mBannerId = game.mImageLibrary[0];
diff --git a/server/api/v1/auth/signup/simple.post.ts b/server/api/v1/auth/signup/simple.post.ts
index 1d909f3..757fc78 100644
--- a/server/api/v1/auth/signup/simple.post.ts
+++ b/server/api/v1/auth/signup/simple.post.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import * as jdenticon from "jdenticon";
 import objectHandler from "~/server/internal/objects";
 import { type } from "arktype";
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
-import { writeNonLiteralDefaultMessage } from "arktype/internal/parser/shift/operator/default.ts";
 
 const userValidator = type({
   username: "string >= 5",
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (h3) => {
     profilePictureId,
     async () => jdenticon.toPng(user.username, 256),
     {},
-    [`internal:read`, `${userId}:delete`]
+    [`internal:read`, `${userId}:read`]
   );
   const [linkMec] = await prisma.$transaction([
     prisma.linkedAuthMec.create({
diff --git a/server/internal/news/index.ts b/server/internal/news/index.ts
index 96e2c31..603a077 100644
--- a/server/internal/news/index.ts
+++ b/server/internal/news/index.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class NewsManager {
       where: { id },
     });
     if (article.image) {
-      return await objectHandler.deleteWithPermission(article.image);
+      return await objectHandler.deleteAsServer(article.image);
     }
     return true;
   }
diff --git a/server/internal/objects/objectHandler.ts b/server/internal/objects/objectHandler.ts
index c5d5fdb..21defce 100644
--- a/server/internal/objects/objectHandler.ts
+++ b/server/internal/objects/objectHandler.ts
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ export class ObjectHandler {
 
   /**
    * Fetches object, but also checks if user has perms to access it
-   * @param id
-   * @param userId
+   * @param id object id
+   * @param userId user to check, or act as anon user
    * @returns
    */
   async fetchWithPermissions(id: ObjectReference, userId?: string) {
@@ -154,6 +154,12 @@ export class ObjectHandler {
     return object;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Fetch object hash, but also checks if user has perms to access it
+   * @param id object id
+   * @param userId user to check, or act as anon user
+   * @returns
+   */
   async fetchHashWithWithPermissions(id: ObjectReference, userId?: string) {
     const metadata = await this.backend.fetchMetadata(id);
     if (!metadata) return;
@@ -176,11 +182,18 @@ export class ObjectHandler {
     return await this.backend.fetchHash(id);
   }
 
-  // If we need to fetch a remote resource, it doesn't make sense
-  // to immediately fetch the object, *then* check permissions.
-  // Instead the caller can pass a simple anonymous funciton, like
-  // () => $dropFetch('/my-image');
-  // And if we actually have permission to write, it fetches it then.
+  /**
+   *
+   * @param id object id
+   * @param sourceFetcher callback used to provide image
+   * @param userId user to check, or act as anon user
+   * @returns
+   * @description If we need to fetch a remote resource, it doesn't make sense
+   * to immediately fetch the object, *then* check permissions.
+   * Instead the caller can pass a simple anonymous funciton, like
+   * () => $dropFetch('/my-image');
+   * And if we actually have permission to write, it fetches it then.
+   */
   async writeWithPermissions(
     id: ObjectReference,
     sourceFetcher: () => Promise<Source>,
@@ -213,6 +226,12 @@ export class ObjectHandler {
     return result;
   }
 
+  /**
+   *
+   * @param id object id
+   * @param userId user to check, or act as anon user
+   * @returns
+   */
   async deleteWithPermission(id: ObjectReference, userId?: string) {
     const metadata = await this.backend.fetchMetadata(id);
     if (!metadata) return false;
@@ -238,4 +257,13 @@ export class ObjectHandler {
     const result = await this.backend.delete(id);
     return result;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Deletes object without checking permission
+   * @param id
+   * @returns
+   */
+  async deleteAsServer(id: ObjectReference) {
+    return await this.backend.delete(id);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/server/internal/saves/index.ts b/server/internal/saves/index.ts
index c76d52b..7401b9b 100644
--- a/server/internal/saves/index.ts
+++ b/server/internal/saves/index.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class SaveManager {
     await Promise.all([hashPromise, uploadStream]);
 
     if (!hash) {
-      await objectHandler.deleteWithPermission(newSaveObjectId, userId);
+      await objectHandler.deleteAsServer(newSaveObjectId);
       throw createError({
         statusCode: 500,
         statusMessage: "Hash failed to generate",