diff --git a/.classpath b/.classpath
index b2d2f50e..2c0f9781 100644
--- a/.classpath
+++ b/.classpath
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <classpath>
-	<classpathentry kind="src" output="dist/classes" path="src/java"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src/java"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="src" path="tests/src/java"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER"/>
 	<classpathentry combineaccessrules="false" exported="true" kind="src" path="/nenya"/>
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/server/GameManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/server/GameManager.java
index d9c44341..f052547b 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/server/GameManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/server/GameManager.java
@@ -687,7 +687,8 @@ public class GameManager extends PlaceManager
     public BodyObject checkWritePermission (ClientObject client, int playerId)
     {
         // subclasses can be more restrictive here
-        return _omgr.getObject(client.getOid());
+        DObject player = _omgr.getObject(playerId);
+        return (player instanceof BodyObject) ? (BodyObject) player : null;
     }