diff --git a/chatcommands.lua b/chatcommands.lua
index dec28e5..2cf0f72 100644
--- a/chatcommands.lua
+++ b/chatcommands.lua
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ minetest.register_chatcommand("creative_region_privs", {
 		end
 
 		creative_regions.set_region_privs(tostring(region_id), privstring)
-		minetest.chat_send_player(name, "[creative_regions] Privstring set for region " .. region_id .. ": " .. privstring)
 		creative_regions.save_regions()
+		minetest.chat_send_player(name, "[creative_regions] Privstring set for region " .. region_id .. ": " .. (privstring or "nil"))
 		return true, "Done"
 	end,
 })
diff --git a/items.lua b/items.lua
index 681efa8..74a653d 100644
--- a/items.lua
+++ b/items.lua
@@ -114,14 +114,13 @@ if minetest.get_modpath("areas") then
 				creative_regions.save_regions()
 				num_removed = num_removed + 1
 			end
-			if num_removed == 1 then
-				minetest.chat_send_player(name, "[creative_regions] "..description.." removed for area " .. stored_id)
-			else
-				minetest.chat_send_player(name, "[creative_regions] Failed to remove privileges!")
-				minetest.log("warning", "[creative_regions] Failed to remove privileges for "..description..", area id "..stored_id.." at "..dump(pos))
-			end
 		end
-
+		if num_removed == 1 then
+			minetest.chat_send_player(name, "[creative_regions] "..description.." removed for area " .. stored_id)
+		else
+			minetest.chat_send_player(name, "[creative_regions] Failed to remove privileges!")
+			minetest.log("warning", "[creative_regions] Failed to remove privileges for "..description..", area id "..stored_id..", at "..dump(pos))
+		end
 	end
 
 	minetest.register_node("creative_regions:protector_nofly", {