diff --git a/src/main/java/com/threerings/crowd/chat/server/SpeakHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/threerings/crowd/chat/server/SpeakHandler.java
index 5c4b33b0c..de879335c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/threerings/crowd/chat/server/SpeakHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/threerings/crowd/chat/server/SpeakHandler.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public class SpeakHandler
 
         // ensure that the speaker is valid
         if ((mode == ChatCodes.BROADCAST_MODE) ||
-            (_validator != null && !_validator.isValidSpeaker(_speakObj, caller, mode))) {
+            (_validator != null && !_validator.isValidSpeaker(_speakObj, source, mode))) {
             log.warning("Refusing invalid speak request", "caller", caller.who(),
                         "speakObj", _speakObj.which(), "message", message, "mode", mode);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/threerings/crowd/data/CrowdPermissionPolicy.java b/src/main/java/com/threerings/crowd/data/CrowdPermissionPolicy.java
index 42527eef8..10d43f49e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/threerings/crowd/data/CrowdPermissionPolicy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/threerings/crowd/data/CrowdPermissionPolicy.java
@@ -21,25 +21,30 @@
 
 package com.threerings.crowd.data;
 
+import com.google.inject.Inject;
+import com.google.inject.Singleton;
+
 import com.threerings.presents.data.ClientObject;
 import com.threerings.presents.data.Permission;
 import com.threerings.presents.data.PermissionPolicy;
 
 import com.threerings.crowd.chat.data.ChatCodes;
+import com.threerings.crowd.server.BodyLocator;
 
 /**
  * Implements some Crowd permissions.
  */
+@Singleton
 public class CrowdPermissionPolicy extends PermissionPolicy
 {
     @Override // from PermissionPolicy
     public String checkAccess (ClientObject clobj, Permission perm, Object context)
     {
-        if (!(clobj instanceof BodyObject)) {
+        BodyObject body = _locator.forClient(clobj);
+        if (body == null) {
             return super.checkAccess(clobj, perm, context);
         }
 
-        BodyObject body = (BodyObject)clobj;
         if (perm == ChatCodes.BROADCAST_ACCESS) {
             return body.getTokens().isAdmin() ? null : ACCESS_DENIED;
         } else if (perm == ChatCodes.CHAT_ACCESS) {
@@ -48,4 +53,6 @@ public class CrowdPermissionPolicy extends PermissionPolicy
             return super.checkAccess(clobj, perm, context);
         }
     }
+
+    @Inject protected transient BodyLocator _locator;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/CrowdClientResolver.java b/src/main/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/CrowdClientResolver.java
index 1a087a904..af8449de2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/CrowdClientResolver.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/CrowdClientResolver.java
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 
 package com.threerings.crowd.server;
 
+import com.google.inject.Inject;
+import com.google.inject.Injector;
+import com.google.inject.Singleton;
+
 import com.threerings.presents.data.ClientObject;
 import com.threerings.presents.data.PermissionPolicy;
 import com.threerings.presents.server.ClientLocal;
@@ -32,6 +36,7 @@ import com.threerings.crowd.data.CrowdPermissionPolicy;
 /**
  * Used to configure crowd-specific client object data.
  */
+@Singleton
 public class CrowdClientResolver extends ClientResolver
 {
     @Override // from ClientResolver
@@ -49,6 +54,8 @@ public class CrowdClientResolver extends ClientResolver
     @Override // from ClientResolver
     public PermissionPolicy createPermissionPolicy ()
     {
-        return new CrowdPermissionPolicy();
+        return _injector.getInstance(CrowdPermissionPolicy.class);
     }
+
+    @Inject protected Injector _injector;
 }