diff --git a/controller/discord.ts b/controller/discord.ts
index 1f3f684..0811e2a 100644
--- a/controller/discord.ts
+++ b/controller/discord.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,26 @@ export const generateToken = (refreshToken: string) => oauth.tokenRequest({
     refreshToken
 });
 
+/**
+ * Updates a user's access token if it is expired
+ * @param refreshDate The date of when to renew the provided access token
+ * @param refreshToken The token to refresh the access token
+ * @param accessToken The token to access the discord api
+ */
+export const updateToken = async (refreshDate: Date, refreshToken: string, accessToken: string) => {
+    let token = accessToken;
+    if (refreshDate.valueOf() < Date.now()) {
+        const newToken = await generateToken(refreshToken);
+        token = newToken.access_token;
+        User.update({
+            accessToken: token, refreshDate: new Date(Date.now() + newToken.expires_in),
+            refreshToken: newToken.refresh_token
+        }, {where: {refreshToken: refreshToken}});
+    }
+
+    return token;
+}
+
 /**
  * Gets the guilds from the access token.
  * This function also automatically renews the access token if it expires
@@ -37,14 +57,12 @@ export const generateToken = (refreshToken: string) => oauth.tokenRequest({
  * @param accessToken The token to access the discord api
  */
 export const getGuilds = async (refreshDate: Date, refreshToken: string, accessToken: string) => {
-    let token = accessToken;
-    if (refreshDate.valueOf() < Date.now()) {
-        const newToken = await generateToken(refreshToken);
-        token = newToken.access_token;
-        User.update({accessToken: token, refreshDate: new Date(Date.now() + newToken.expires_in),
-            refreshToken: newToken.refresh_token}, {where: {refreshToken: refreshToken}});
-    }
-    return await oauth.getUserGuilds(token);
+    return await oauth.getUserGuilds(await updateToken(refreshDate, refreshToken, accessToken));
+}
+
+export const canEditGuild = async (refreshDate: Date, refreshToken: string, accessToken: string, guildId: string) => {
+    const guilds = await getGuilds(refreshDate, refreshToken, accessToken);
+    return guilds.some(guild => guild.id === guildId && (guild.owner || (guild.permissions && (guild.permissions & 0x8))));
 }
 
 /**