diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minecolonies/core/colony/buildings/workerbuildings/BuildingBeekeeper.java b/src/main/java/com/minecolonies/core/colony/buildings/workerbuildings/BuildingBeekeeper.java
index f563eeb8c4e..ec5b8bbae41 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minecolonies/core/colony/buildings/workerbuildings/BuildingBeekeeper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minecolonies/core/colony/buildings/workerbuildings/BuildingBeekeeper.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.core.HolderLookup;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag;
+import net.minecraft.nbt.ListTag;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NbtUtils;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.Tag;
 import net.minecraft.network.RegistryFriendlyByteBuf;
@@ -106,16 +107,23 @@ public int getMaxBuildingLevel()
     public void deserializeNBT(@NotNull final HolderLookup.Provider provider, final CompoundTag compound)
     {
         super.deserializeNBT(provider, compound);
-        NBTUtils.streamCompound(compound.getList(NbtTagConstants.TAG_HIVES, Tag.TAG_COMPOUND))
-          .map(NBTUtils::readBlockPos)
-          .forEach(this.hives::add);
+        final ListTag hiveTag = compound.getList(NbtTagConstants.TAG_HIVES, Tag.TAG_INT_ARRAY);
+        for (Tag tag : hiveTag)
+        {
+            hives.add(NBTUtils.readBlockPos(tag));
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
     public CompoundTag serializeNBT(@NotNull final HolderLookup.Provider provider)
     {
         final CompoundTag nbt = super.serializeNBT(provider);
-        nbt.put(NbtTagConstants.TAG_HIVES, this.hives.stream().map(NBTUtils::writeBlockPos).collect(NBTUtils.toListNBT()));
+        @NotNull final ListTag hivesTag = new ListTag();
+        for (@NotNull final BlockPos entry : hives)
+        {
+            hivesTag.add(NBTUtils.writeBlockPos(entry));
+        }
+        nbt.put(NbtTagConstants.TAG_HIVES, hivesTag);
         return nbt;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minecolonies/core/network/messages/PermissionsMessage.java b/src/main/java/com/minecolonies/core/network/messages/PermissionsMessage.java
index 1c725ea1636..329c85d85cd 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/minecolonies/core/network/messages/PermissionsMessage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minecolonies/core/network/messages/PermissionsMessage.java
@@ -337,10 +337,6 @@ protected ChangePlayerRank(final RegistryFriendlyByteBuf buf, final PlayMessageT
         protected void onExecute(final IPayloadContext ctxIn, final ServerPlayer player, final IColony colony)
         {
             final Rank rank = colony.getPermissions().getRanks().get(rankId);
-            if (rank != colony.getPermissions().getRankOwner())
-            {
-                return;
-            }
             if (colony.getPermissions().hasPermission(player, Action.EDIT_PERMISSIONS) && rank != colony.getPermissions().getRankOwner())
             {
                 colony.getPermissions().setPlayerRank(playerID, rank, colony.getWorld());