diff --git a/fuel/modules/fuel/libraries/Fuel_auth.php b/fuel/modules/fuel/libraries/Fuel_auth.php
index 7b556ca39..88354823b 100644
--- a/fuel/modules/fuel/libraries/Fuel_auth.php
+++ b/fuel/modules/fuel/libraries/Fuel_auth.php
@@ -338,9 +338,16 @@ public function has_permission($permission, $type = '')
 			if (is_array($permission))
 			{
 				$foreign_module = NULL;
-				if ((isset($permission[0]) AND $permission[0] != $this->CI->module) AND in_array($permission[0], array_keys($this->CI->fuel->modules->get()))) {
-					$foreign_module = $permission[0];
+				
+				if (isset($permission[0]) AND in_array($permission[0], array_keys($this->CI->fuel->modules->get()))) 
+				{
+					// broken out to simplify
+					if (!isset($this->CI->module) OR (isset($this->CI->module) AND $permission[0] != $this->CI->module))
+					{
+						$foreign_module = $permission[0];	
+					}
 				}
+
 				foreach($permission as $key => $val)
 				{
 					if (is_int($key) && !empty($this->CI->module))