diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/PlaceManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/PlaceManager.java
index 877ece406..7a1ffb819 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/PlaceManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/PlaceManager.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: PlaceManager.java,v 1.37 2002/10/06 00:44:58 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: PlaceManager.java,v 1.38 2002/10/06 03:31:16 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.crowd.server;
 
@@ -187,6 +187,15 @@ public class PlaceManager
         return null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Called if the permissions check failed, to give place managers a
+     * chance to do any cleanup that might be necessary due to their early
+     * initialization or permissions checking code.
+     */
+    protected void permissionsFailed ()
+    {
+    }
+
     /**
      * Called by the place manager after the place object has been
      * successfully created.
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/PlaceRegistry.java b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/PlaceRegistry.java
index 5f03a5d13..baba69aa4 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/PlaceRegistry.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/PlaceRegistry.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: PlaceRegistry.java,v 1.23 2002/10/06 02:37:58 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: PlaceRegistry.java,v 1.24 2002/10/06 03:31:16 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.crowd.server;
 
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ public class PlaceRegistry
         // if it fails any permissions checks
         String errmsg = pmgr.checkPermissions();
         if (errmsg != null) {
+            // give the place manager a chance to clean up after its early
+            // initialization process
+            pmgr.permissionsFailed();
             throw new InvocationException(errmsg);
         }