diff --git a/musicus_server/src/routes/auth.rs b/musicus_server/src/routes/auth.rs
index 66a83a0..e951f3d 100644
--- a/musicus_server/src/routes/auth.rs
+++ b/musicus_server/src/routes/auth.rs
@@ -167,30 +167,19 @@ pub fn authenticate(conn: &DbConn, token: &str) -> Result<User> {
     database::get_user(conn, &username)?.ok_or(anyhow!("User doesn't exist: {}", &username))
 }
 
-/// Check whether a token allows the user to create a new item.
-pub fn may_create(conn: &DbConn, token: &str) -> Result<bool> {
-    let user = authenticate(conn, token)?;
-
-    let result = if user.is_banned { false } else { false };
-
-    Ok(result)
+/// Check whether the user is allowed to create a new item.
+pub fn may_create(user: &User) -> bool {
+    !user.is_banned
 }
 
-/// Check whether a token allows the user to edit an item created by him or somebody else.
-pub fn may_edit(conn: &DbConn, token: &str, created_by: &str) -> Result<bool> {
-    let user = authenticate(conn, token)?;
+/// Check whether the user is allowed to edit an item created by him or somebody else.
+pub fn may_edit(user: &User, created_by: &str) -> bool {
+    !user.is_banned && (user.username == created_by || user.is_editor)
+}
 
-    let result = if user.is_banned {
-        false
-    } else if user.username == created_by {
-        true
-    } else if user.is_editor {
-        true
-    } else {
-        false
-    };
-
-    Ok(result)
+/// Check whether the user is allowed to delete an item.
+pub fn may_delete(user: &User) -> bool {
+    !user.is_banned && user.is_editor
 }
 
 /// Return a hash for a password that can be stored in the database.
diff --git a/musicus_server/src/routes/persons.rs b/musicus_server/src/routes/persons.rs
index 96eb5c1..fcc6ae6 100644
--- a/musicus_server/src/routes/persons.rs
+++ b/musicus_server/src/routes/persons.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use super::{authenticate, ServerError};
+use super::{authenticate, may_create, may_delete, may_edit, ServerError};
 use crate::database;
 use crate::database::{DbPool, PersonInsertion};
 use actix_web::{delete, get, post, put, web, HttpResponse};
@@ -31,10 +31,12 @@ pub async fn post_person(
     web::block(move || {
         let conn = db.into_inner().get()?;
         let user = authenticate(&conn, auth.token()).or(Err(ServerError::Unauthorized))?;
-
-        database::insert_person(&conn, id, &data.into_inner(), &user.username)?;
-
-        Ok(())
+        if may_create(&user) {
+            database::insert_person(&conn, id, &data.into_inner(), &user.username)?;
+            Ok(())
+        } else {
+            Err(ServerError::Forbidden)
+        }
     })
     .await?;
 
@@ -56,13 +58,12 @@ pub async fn put_person(
         let id = id.into_inner();
         let old_person = database::get_person(&conn, id)?.ok_or(ServerError::NotFound)?;
 
-        if user.username != old_person.created_by {
-            Err(ServerError::Forbidden)?;
+        if may_edit(&user, &old_person.created_by) {
+            database::update_person(&conn, id, &data.into_inner())?;
+            Ok(())
+        } else {
+            Err(ServerError::Forbidden)
         }
-
-        database::update_person(&conn, id, &data.into_inner())?;
-
-        Ok(())
     })
     .await?;
 
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ pub async fn delete_person(
         let conn = db.into_inner().get()?;
         let user = authenticate(&conn, auth.token()).or(Err(ServerError::Unauthorized))?;
 
-        if user.is_editor {
+        if may_delete(&user) {
             database::delete_person(&conn, id.into_inner())?;
             Ok(())
         } else {