diff --git a/channel.js b/channel.js
index 4f0b3abf..be1f1d04 100644
--- a/channel.js
+++ b/channel.js
@@ -388,6 +388,10 @@ Channel.prototype.sendRankStuff = function(user) {
         }
         user.socket.emit("chatFilters", {filters: filts});
     }
+    this.sendACL(user);
+}
+
+Channel.prototype.sendACL = function(user) {
     if(Rank.hasPermission(user, "acl")) {
         user.socket.emit("acl", Database.getChannelRanks(this.name));
     }
@@ -453,7 +457,6 @@ Channel.prototype.broadcastNewUser = function(user) {
     this.sendRankStuff(user);
     if(user.rank > Rank.Guest) {
         this.saveRank(user);
-        this.broadcastRankTable();
     }
 }
 
@@ -504,9 +507,7 @@ Channel.prototype.broadcastBanlist = function() {
 Channel.prototype.broadcastRankTable = function() {
     var ranks = Database.getChannelRanks(this.name);
     for(var i = 0; i < this.users.length; i++) {
-        if(Rank.hasPermission(this.users[i], "acl")) {
-            this.users[i].socket.emit("acl", ranks);
-        }
+        this.sendACL(this.users[i]);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/user.js b/user.js
index 1a626a46..d693afd2 100644
--- a/user.js
+++ b/user.js
@@ -255,6 +255,12 @@ User.prototype.initCallbacks = function() {
         }
     }.bind(this));
 
+    this.socket.on("requestAcl", function() {
+        if(this.channel != null) {
+            this.channel.sendACL(this);
+        }
+    }.bind(this));
+
     this.socket.on("voteskip", function(data) {
         if(this.channel != null) {
             this.channel.tryVoteskip(this);
diff --git a/www/assets/js/client.js b/www/assets/js/client.js
index a1f1c6a4..08873afc 100644
--- a/www/assets/js/client.js
+++ b/www/assets/js/client.js
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ $("#show_acl").click(function() {
     $(".modonly").hide();
     $("#show_acl").parent().addClass("active");
     $("#channelranks").show();
+    socket.emit("requestAcl");
 });
 
 function searchLibrary() {