diff --git a/SharedLibraryCore/PartialEntities/EFClient.cs b/SharedLibraryCore/PartialEntities/EFClient.cs
index e9a87cfe..c39656a8 100644
--- a/SharedLibraryCore/PartialEntities/EFClient.cs
+++ b/SharedLibraryCore/PartialEntities/EFClient.cs
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ namespace SharedLibraryCore.Database.Models
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="kickReason">reason to kick for</param>
         /// <param name="sender">client performing the kick</param>
-        public GameEvent Kick(String kickReason, EFClient sender)
+        public GameEvent Kick(string kickReason, EFClient sender)
         {
             var e = new GameEvent()
             {
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ namespace SharedLibraryCore.Database.Models
             };
 
             // enforce level restrictions
-            if (Level > sender.Level)
+            if (sender.Level <= Level)
             {
                 e.FailReason = GameEvent.EventFailReason.Permission;
             }
diff --git a/Tests/ApplicationTests/ClientTests.cs b/Tests/ApplicationTests/ClientTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a294968
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/ApplicationTests/ClientTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+using ApplicationTests.Fixtures;
+using FakeItEasy;
+using IW4MAdmin;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using SharedLibraryCore;
+using SharedLibraryCore.Database.Models;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace ApplicationTests
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class ClientTests
+    {
+        private IServiceProvider serviceProvider;
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public void Setup()
+        {
+            serviceProvider = new ServiceCollection()
+                .BuildBase()
+                .BuildServiceProvider();
+        }
+
+        #region KICK
+        [Test]
+        public void Test_Kick_Happy()
+        {
+            var server = serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<IW4MServer>();
+            var target = ClientGenerators.CreateBasicClient(server);
+            var origin = ClientGenerators.CreateBasicClient(server);
+            origin.Level = EFClient.Permission.Owner;
+
+            var result = target.Kick("test", origin);
+
+            Assert.False(result.Failed);
+            Assert.AreEqual(EFClient.ClientState.Disconnecting, target.State);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void Test_Kick_FailSamePermission()
+        {
+            var server = serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<IW4MServer>();
+            var target = ClientGenerators.CreateBasicClient(server);
+            var origin = ClientGenerators.CreateBasicClient(server);
+
+            var result = target.Kick("test", origin);
+
+            Assert.True(result.Failed);
+            Assert.AreEqual(GameEvent.EventFailReason.Permission, result.FailReason);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void Test_Kick_FailLessPermission()
+        {
+            var server = serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<IW4MServer>();
+            var target = ClientGenerators.CreateBasicClient(server);
+            var origin = ClientGenerators.CreateBasicClient(server);
+            target.Level = EFClient.Permission.Owner;
+
+            var result = target.Kick("test", origin);
+
+            Assert.True(result.Failed);
+            Assert.AreEqual(GameEvent.EventFailReason.Permission, result.FailReason);
+        }
+        #endregion
+    }
+}