diff --git a/app/dexter.pl b/app/dexter.pl
index 19b402c..30c8bf9 100755
--- a/app/dexter.pl
+++ b/app/dexter.pl
@@ -343,7 +343,8 @@ sub make_size_human_readable ($size) {
 
 sub user_save_file_to_path ($user, $file, $path) {
     my ( $code, $message ) = check_user_can_create_file($user, $path);
-       ( $code, $message ) = check_dexter_can_create_file($path);
+    return $code, $message if $code != 200;
+    ( $code, $message ) = check_dexter_can_create_file($path);
     return $code, $message if $code != 200;
 
     my $path_string = $ROOT_DIRECTORY . $path->to_route;
@@ -355,7 +356,8 @@ sub user_save_file_to_path ($user, $file, $path) {
 
 sub user_mkdir_at_path ($user, $path) {
     my ( $code, $message ) = check_user_can_create_file($user, $path);
-       ( $code, $message ) = check_dexter_can_create_file($path);
+    return $code, $message if $code != 200;
+    ( $code, $message ) = check_dexter_can_create_file($path);
     return $code, $message if $code != 200;
 
     my $path_string = $ROOT_DIRECTORY . $path->to_route;
@@ -367,7 +369,8 @@ sub user_mkdir_at_path ($user, $path) {
 
 sub user_delete_path ($user, $path) {
     my ( $code, $message ) = check_user_can_delete_file($user, $path);
-       ( $code, $message ) = check_dexter_can_edit_file($path);
+    return $code, $message if $code != 200;
+    ( $code, $message ) = check_dexter_can_edit_file($path);
     return $code, $message if $code != 200;
 
     my $path_string = $ROOT_DIRECTORY . $path->to_route;
@@ -388,10 +391,12 @@ sub user_delete_path ($user, $path) {
 
 sub user_move_path_to_path ($user, $path, $new_path) {
     my ( $code, $message ) = check_user_can_delete_file($user, $path);
-       ( $code, $message ) = check_dexter_can_edit_file($path);
+    return $code, $message if $code != 200;
+    ( $code, $message ) = check_dexter_can_edit_file($path);
     return $code, $message if $code != 200;
 
     ( $code, $message ) = check_user_can_create_file($user, $new_path);
+    return $code, $message if $code != 200;
     ( $code, $message ) = check_dexter_can_create_file($new_path);
     return $code, $message if $code != 200;