diff --git a/SessionMessagingKit/Database/Migrations/_009_OpenGroupPermission.swift b/SessionMessagingKit/Database/Migrations/_009_OpenGroupPermission.swift
index 23e72bca2..4f6036a2d 100644
--- a/SessionMessagingKit/Database/Migrations/_009_OpenGroupPermission.swift
+++ b/SessionMessagingKit/Database/Migrations/_009_OpenGroupPermission.swift
@@ -12,12 +12,8 @@ enum _009_OpenGroupPermission: Migration {
     
     static func migrate(_ db: GRDB.Database) throws {
         try db.alter(table: OpenGroup.self) { t in
-            t.add(.permissions, .text)
-                .defaults(to: ""
-                    .appending(OpenGroup.Permission.read.rawValue)
-                    .appending(OpenGroup.Permission.write.rawValue)
-                    .appending(OpenGroup.Permission.upload.rawValue)
-                )
+            t.add(.permissions, .integer)
+                .defaults(to: OpenGroup.Permissions.all)
         }
         
         // When modifying OpenGroup behaviours we should always look to reset the `infoUpdates`
diff --git a/SessionMessagingKit/Database/Models/OpenGroup.swift b/SessionMessagingKit/Database/Models/OpenGroup.swift
index 2471aa9ea..57680de15 100644
--- a/SessionMessagingKit/Database/Models/OpenGroup.swift
+++ b/SessionMessagingKit/Database/Models/OpenGroup.swift
@@ -30,10 +30,35 @@ public struct OpenGroup: Codable, Identifiable, FetchableRecord, PersistableReco
         case permissions
     }
     
-    public enum Permission: String {
-        case read = "r"
-        case write = "w"
-        case upload = "u"
+    public struct Permissions: OptionSet, Codable, DatabaseValueConvertible {
+        public let rawValue: UInt16
+        
+        public init(rawValue: UInt16) {
+            self.rawValue = rawValue
+        }
+        
+        public func toString() -> String {
+            return ""
+                .appending(self.contains(.read) ? "r" : "-")
+                .appending(self.contains(.write) ? "w" : "-")
+                .appending(self.contains(.upload) ? "u" : "-")
+        }
+        
+        public static func getPermissionsfromRoomInfo(_ roomInfo: OpenGroupAPI.RoomPollInfo) -> Permissions {
+            var permissions: Permissions = []
+            
+            if roomInfo.read { permissions.insert(.read) }
+            if roomInfo.write { permissions.insert(.write) }
+            if roomInfo.upload { permissions.insert(.upload) }
+            
+            return permissions
+        }
+
+        static let read: Permissions = Permissions(rawValue: 1 << 0)
+        static let write: Permissions = Permissions(rawValue: 1 << 1)
+        static let upload: Permissions = Permissions(rawValue: 1 << 2)
+        
+        static let all: Permissions = [ .read, .write, .upload ]
     }
     
     public var id: String { threadId }  // Identifiable
@@ -98,7 +123,7 @@ public struct OpenGroup: Codable, Identifiable, FetchableRecord, PersistableReco
     public let pollFailureCount: Int64
     
     /// The permissions this room has for current user
-    public let permissions: String?
+    public let permissions: Permissions?
 
     // MARK: - Relationships
     
@@ -133,7 +158,7 @@ public struct OpenGroup: Codable, Identifiable, FetchableRecord, PersistableReco
         inboxLatestMessageId: Int64 = 0,
         outboxLatestMessageId: Int64 = 0,
         pollFailureCount: Int64 = 0,
-        permissions: String? = nil
+        permissions: Permissions? = nil
     ) {
         self.threadId = OpenGroup.idFor(roomToken: roomToken, server: server)
         self.server = server.lowercased()
@@ -214,7 +239,7 @@ extension OpenGroup: CustomStringConvertible, CustomDebugStringConvertible {
             "inboxLatestMessageId: \(inboxLatestMessageId)",
             "outboxLatestMessageId: \(outboxLatestMessageId)",
             "pollFailureCount: \(pollFailureCount))",
-            "permissions: \(permissions ?? "null")"
+            "permissions: \(permissions?.toString() ?? "---")"
         ].joined(separator: ", ")
     }
 }
diff --git a/SessionMessagingKit/Open Groups/OpenGroupManager.swift b/SessionMessagingKit/Open Groups/OpenGroupManager.swift
index f4016d84e..f4cc2b307 100644
--- a/SessionMessagingKit/Open Groups/OpenGroupManager.swift	
+++ b/SessionMessagingKit/Open Groups/OpenGroupManager.swift	
@@ -384,10 +384,7 @@ public final class OpenGroupManager: NSObject {
         
         // Only update the database columns which have changed (this is to prevent the UI from triggering
         // updates due to changing database columns to the existing value)
-        let permissions: String = ""
-            .appending(pollInfo.read == true ? OpenGroup.Permission.read.rawValue : nil)
-            .appending(pollInfo.write == true ? OpenGroup.Permission.write.rawValue : nil)
-            .appending(pollInfo.upload == true ? OpenGroup.Permission.upload.rawValue : nil)
+        let permissions = OpenGroup.Permissions.getPermissionsfromRoomInfo(pollInfo)
 
         try OpenGroup
             .filter(id: openGroup.id)
diff --git a/SessionMessagingKit/Shared Models/SessionThreadViewModel.swift b/SessionMessagingKit/Shared Models/SessionThreadViewModel.swift
index b3d996cd5..4e79e3917 100644
--- a/SessionMessagingKit/Shared Models/SessionThreadViewModel.swift	
+++ b/SessionMessagingKit/Shared Models/SessionThreadViewModel.swift	
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public struct SessionThreadViewModel: FetchableRecordWithRowId, Decodable, Equat
         switch threadVariant {
             case .contact: return true
             case .closedGroup: return currentUserIsClosedGroupMember == true
-            case .openGroup: return openGroupPermissions?.range(of: OpenGroup.Permission.write.rawValue) != nil
+            case .openGroup: return openGroupPermissions?.contains(.write) ?? false
         }
     }
     
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public struct SessionThreadViewModel: FetchableRecordWithRowId, Decodable, Equat
     public let openGroupRoomToken: String?
     public let openGroupProfilePictureData: Data?
     private let openGroupUserCount: Int?
-    private let openGroupPermissions: String?
+    private let openGroupPermissions: OpenGroup.Permissions?
     
     // Interaction display info