diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index fc26eab04e..20ff723f0d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ python:
   - 2.7
 env:
   global:
-   - TEST_APPS="authentication document_indexing documents django_gpg dynamic_search lock_manager document_signatures folders ocr sources tags"
+   - TEST_APPS="authentication django_gpg document_indexing document_signatures documents dynamic_search folders lock_manager ocr permissions sources tags"
   matrix:
    - DB=mysql
    - DB=postgres
diff --git a/mayan/apps/permissions/classes.py b/mayan/apps/permissions/classes.py
index 7efd242920..3fcd26286b 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/permissions/classes.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/permissions/classes.py
@@ -44,10 +44,14 @@ class Permission(object):
     _stored_permissions_cache = {}
     _permissions = {}
 
+    @classmethod
+    def invalidate_cache(cls):
+        cls._stored_permissions_cache = {}
+
     @classmethod
     def check_permissions(cls, requester, permissions):
         for permission in permissions:
-            if permission.requester_has_this(requester):
+            if permission.stored_permission.requester_has_this(requester):
                 return True
 
         logger.debug('no permission')
@@ -100,6 +104,3 @@ class Permission(object):
             stored_permission.volatile_permission = self
             self.__class__._stored_permissions_cache[self.uuid] = stored_permission
             return stored_permission
-
-    def requester_has_this(self, requester):
-        return self.stored_permission.requester_has_this(requester)
diff --git a/mayan/apps/permissions/test_models.py b/mayan/apps/permissions/test_models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7df2a6537f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mayan/apps/permissions/test_models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
+from django.contrib.auth.models import Group
+from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
+from django.core.files import File
+from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
+from django.test.client import Client
+from django.test import TestCase
+
+from .classes import Permission
+from .models import Role, StoredPermission
+from .permissions import permission_role_view
+
+
+class PermissionTestCase(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.user = get_user_model().objects.create(username='test user')
+        self.group = Group.objects.create(name='test group')
+        self.role = Role.objects.create(label='test role')
+        Permission.invalidate_cache()
+
+    def test_no_permissions(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(PermissionDenied):
+            Permission.check_permissions(requester=self.user, permissions=(permission_role_view,))
+
+    def test_with_permissions(self):
+        self.group.user_set.add(self.user)
+        self.role.permissions.add(permission_role_view.stored_permission)
+        self.role.groups.add(self.group)
+
+        try:
+            Permission.check_permissions(requester=self.user, permissions=(permission_role_view,))
+        except PermissionDenied:
+            self.fail('PermissionDenied exception was not expected.')