diff --git a/TShockAPI/Tools.cs b/TShockAPI/Tools.cs
index 52b31c4b..4b6dbf99 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/Tools.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Tools.cs
@@ -336,6 +336,10 @@ namespace TShockAPI
                     continue;
                 }
                 string[] args = lines[i].Split(' ');
+                if (args.Length < 2)
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
                 string name = args[0];
                 string parent = args[1];
                 Group group = null;
@@ -422,6 +426,10 @@ namespace TShockAPI
             for (int i = 0; i < lines.Length; i++)
             {
                 string[] args = lines[i].Split(' ');
+                if (args.Length < 2)
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
                 if (args[0].Equals(ip))
                 {
                     return GetGroup(args[1]);
diff --git a/TShockAPI/config/groups.txt b/TShockAPI/config/groups.txt
index 0860d909..957ac72b 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/config/groups.txt
+++ b/TShockAPI/config/groups.txt
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 #if there is no parent, put null instead
 #groups inherit permissions from their parents
 #put a ! before a permission to negate it
-#currently avaliable permissions: kick ban ignorecheatdetection
 #Do not remove the group default
 #Do not name a group SuperAdmin, that is hard-coded into the code, it grants total permissions
 #ALWAYS DECLARE A GROUP'S PARENT BEFORE YOU DECLARE THE GROUP
+
+#currently avaliable permissions: kick ban ignorecheatdetection power cfg causeevents spawnboss tp spawnmob cheat kill pvpfun
+
 default null kill
 newadmin default kick
 admin newadmin ban causeevents spawnboss spawnmob tp