diff --git a/SelfMute/scripting/SelfMute.sp b/SelfMute/scripting/SelfMute.sp
index ce1d23b0..42b0120e 100644
--- a/SelfMute/scripting/SelfMute.sp
+++ b/SelfMute/scripting/SelfMute.sp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public void ReadClientsToPermMuteForClient(int client)
     char sQuery[512];
     //limits this way to only select online clients to apply self mute for.
     Format(sQuery, sizeof(sQuery), "select target_steamid from `unloze_selfmute` where client_steamid = '%s' and target_steamid in (select client_steamid from `is_online`)", csSID);
-    g_hDatabase.Query(SQL_GetClientsToSelfMuteForClient, sQuery, GetClientSerial(client), DBPrio_Low);
+    g_hDatabase.Query(SQL_GetClientsToSelfMuteForClient, sQuery, GetClientSerial(client), DBPrio_High);
 }
 
 public void SQL_GetClientsToSelfMuteForClient(Database db, DBResultSet results, const char[] error, int iSerial)
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public void SQL_GetClientsToSelfMuteForClient(Database db, DBResultSet results,
             {
                 char sAuth[64];
                 GetClientAuthId(i, AuthId_Steam2, sAuth, sizeof(sAuth));
-                if (StrEqual(cSID, sAuth) && !GetIgnored(client, i))
+                if (StrEqual(cSID, sAuth))
                 {
                     Ignore(client, i);
                     PrintToChat(client, "Player you permanent muted connected: %N", i);
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public void insert_client_as_online(int client)
     g_hDatabase.Escape(sName, sEscapedName, size2 + 1);
     char sQuery[512];
     Format(sQuery, sizeof(sQuery), "INSERT IGNORE INTO `is_online` (`client_name`, `client_steamid`) VALUES ('%s', '%s')", sEscapedName, csSID);
-    g_hDatabase.Query(SQL_FinishedQueryUpdateMutes, sQuery, _, DBPrio_Low);
+    g_hDatabase.Query(SQL_FinishedQueryUpdateMutes, sQuery, _, DBPrio_High);
 }
 
 public void SQL_FinishedQueryUpdateMutes(Database db, DBResultSet results, const char[] error, any data)
@@ -748,9 +748,7 @@ public Action Command_SelfMutePerm(int client, int args)
         if(GetExempt(client, aTargetList[0]))
         {
             UnExempt(client, aTargetList[0]);
-
             PrintToChat(client, "\x04[Self-Mute]\x01 You have removed exempt from self-mute:\x04 %s", sTargetName);
-
             return Plugin_Handled;
         }
     }