diff --git a/app/classes/models/crafty_permissions.py b/app/classes/models/crafty_permissions.py
index 13e89a6b..a35d4f50 100644
--- a/app/classes/models/crafty_permissions.py
+++ b/app/classes/models/crafty_permissions.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from peewee import (
 
 from app.classes.models.base_model import BaseModel
 from app.classes.models.users import Users, ApiKeys, helper_users
+from app.classes.shared.permission_helper import PermissionHelper
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ class Permissions_Crafty:
                     user["user_id"]
                 )
             key_permissions_mask: str = key.crafty_permissions
-            permissions_mask = helper_users.combine_masks(
+            permissions_mask = PermissionHelper.combine_masks(
                 user_permissions_mask, key_permissions_mask
             )
             permissions_list = Permissions_Crafty.get_permissions(permissions_mask)
diff --git a/app/classes/shared/server.py b/app/classes/shared/server.py
index 0971e4e8..7125f423 100644
--- a/app/classes/shared/server.py
+++ b/app/classes/shared/server.py
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ class Server:
             return False
 
     def backup_server(self):
-        if self.settings["backup_path"] is "":
+        if self.settings["backup_path"] == "":
             return
         backup_thread = threading.Thread(
             target=self.a_backup_server, daemon=True, name=f"backup_{self.name}"