diff --git a/plugins/admin.sma b/plugins/admin.sma
index d5159cad..3aa0ce21 100755
--- a/plugins/admin.sma
+++ b/plugins/admin.sma
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ getAccess(id,name[],authid[],ip[], password[])
   else {
     new defaccess[32]
     get_cvar_string("amx_default_access",defaccess,31)
-    if (containi(defaccess,"z")==-1)
-      format(defaccess,31,"%sz",defaccess)
+    if (!defaccess[0])
+      defaccess[0] = 'z'
     new idefaccess = read_flags(defaccess)
     if (idefaccess){
       result |= 8
diff --git a/plugins/admin_mysql.sma b/plugins/admin_mysql.sma
index 027ccd73..a211ec07 100755
--- a/plugins/admin_mysql.sma
+++ b/plugins/admin_mysql.sma
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ getAccess(id,name[],authid[],ip[], password[]){
   else {
     new defaccess[32]
     get_cvar_string("amx_default_access",defaccess,31)
-    if (containi(defaccess,"z")==-1)
-      format(defaccess,31,"%sz",defaccess)
+    if (!defaccess[0])
+      defaccess[0] = 'z'
     new idefaccess = read_flags(defaccess)
     if (idefaccess){
       result |= 8