--- a/psgxs.js
+++ b/psgxs.js
@@ -677,8 +677,13 @@ function onIq(stanza) {
 				if (storage.existsNode(nodeID))
 					return makeError(response, errors.nodeid_already_exists.n);
 
-				var affil = storage.getAffiliation(toBareJID(to), nodeID);
-				if (affil != 'super-owner' && affil != 'owner' && affil != 'publish-only')
+				var bare = toBareJID(to);
+				var right = false;
+				for (var i in config.owner)
+					if (config.owner[i] == bare)
+						right = true;
+
+				if (!right)
 					return makeError(response, errors.forbidden.n);
 
 				var configure = pubsub.getChild('configure');