diff --git a/TShockAPI/Commands.cs b/TShockAPI/Commands.cs
index 21aca390..d3b763f5 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/Commands.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Commands.cs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
             int ply = args.PlayerID;
             if (!(Tools.FindPlayer(plStr) == -1 || plStr == ""))
             {
-                if (!Tools.IsAdmin(Tools.FindPlayer(plStr)))
+                if (!TShock.players[Tools.FindPlayer(plStr)].IsAdmin())
                 {
                     Tools.Kick(Tools.FindPlayer(plStr), "You were kicked.");
                     Tools.Broadcast(plStr + " was kicked by " + Tools.FindPlayer(ply));
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
             int ply = args.PlayerID;
             if (!(Tools.FindPlayer(plStr) == -1 || plStr == ""))
             {
-                if (!Tools.IsAdmin(Tools.FindPlayer(plStr)))
+                if (!TShock.players[Tools.FindPlayer(plStr)].IsAdmin())
                 {
                     FileTools.WriteBan(Tools.FindPlayer(plStr));
                     Tools.Kick(Tools.FindPlayer(plStr), "You were banned.");
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
         {
             int ply = args.PlayerID;
             var commands = TShock.commandList;
-            if (Tools.IsAdmin(ply))
+            if (TShock.players[ply].IsAdmin())
                 commands = TShock.admincommandList;
             Tools.SendMessage(ply, "TShock Commands:");
             int h = 1;
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 
         public static void Kill(CommandArgs args)
         {
-            bool isadmin = Tools.IsAdmin(args.PlayerID);
+            bool isadmin = TShock.players[args.PlayerID].IsAdmin(); ;
             var msgargs = Regex.Split(args.Message, "(?<=^[^\"]*(?:\"[^\"]*\"[^\"]*)*) (?=(?:[^\"]*\"[^\"]*\")*[^\"]*$)");
             if (msgargs.Length == 2 && isadmin)
             {
diff --git a/TShockAPI/TSPlayer.cs b/TShockAPI/TSPlayer.cs
index 57806ac8..028e91c4 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/TSPlayer.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/TSPlayer.cs
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ using System.Text;
 
 namespace TShockAPI
 {
-    class TSPlayer
+    public class TSPlayer
     {
         public uint tileThreshold;
         private int player;
+        private bool admin;
+        private bool adminSet;
 
         public TSPlayer(int ply)
         {
@@ -19,5 +21,16 @@ namespace TShockAPI
         {
             return Terraria.Main.player[player];
         }
+
+        public bool IsAdmin()
+        {
+            if (adminSet)
+            {
+                return admin;
+            }
+            admin = Tools.IsAdmin(player);
+            adminSet = true;
+            return admin;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
index 3dfef609..43c6c9e5 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 {
     public class TShock : TerrariaPlugin
     {
-        TSPlayer[] players = new TSPlayer[Main.maxPlayers];
+        public static TSPlayer[] players = new TSPlayer[Main.maxPlayers];
 
         public static string saveDir = "./tshock/";
 
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
                 Main.player[who].hostile = true;
                 NetMessage.SendData(30, -1, -1, "", who);
             }
-            if (Tools.IsAdmin(who) && ConfigurationManager.infiniteInvasion && !ConfigurationManager.startedInvasion)
+            if (TShock.players[who].IsAdmin() && ConfigurationManager.infiniteInvasion && !ConfigurationManager.startedInvasion)
             {
                 StartInvasion();
             }
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
             {
                 Commands.CommandArgs args = new Commands.CommandArgs(msg, x, y, ply);
                 var commands = commandList;
-                if (Tools.IsAdmin(ply))
+                if (TShock.players[ply].IsAdmin())
                     commands = admincommandList;
 
                 Commands.CommandDelegate command;
diff --git a/TShockAPI/Tools.cs b/TShockAPI/Tools.cs
index 6de0ce20..c906e7df 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/Tools.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Tools.cs
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
         /// <param name="ply">int player</param>
         public static void HandleCheater(int ply)
         {
-            if (!Tools.IsAdmin(ply))
+            if (!TShock.players[ply].IsAdmin())
             {
                 string cheater = Tools.FindPlayer(ply);
                 string ip = Tools.GetRealIP(Convert.ToString(Netplay.serverSock[ply].tcpClient.Client.RemoteEndPoint));