diff --git a/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Hypergrid/HGGroupsServiceRobustConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Hypergrid/HGGroupsServiceRobustConnector.cs
index 207d810ecb..f60c1a5f68 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Hypergrid/HGGroupsServiceRobustConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Hypergrid/HGGroupsServiceRobustConnector.cs
@@ -209,9 +209,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Groups
                 string agentID = request["AgentID"].ToString();
                 string token = request["AccessToken"].ToString();
 
-                m_GroupsService.RemoveAgentFromGroup(agentID, agentID, groupID, token);
-
-                result["RESULT"] = "true";
+                if (!m_GroupsService.RemoveAgentFromGroup(agentID, agentID, groupID, token))
+                    NullResult(result, "Internal error");
+                else
+                    result["RESULT"] = "true";
             }
 
             //m_log.DebugFormat("[XXX]: resp string: {0}", xmlString);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Remote/GroupsServiceRobustConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Remote/GroupsServiceRobustConnector.cs
index 5cf6ec70d4..26e844eb57 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Remote/GroupsServiceRobustConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Remote/GroupsServiceRobustConnector.cs
@@ -285,9 +285,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Groups
                 string agentID = request["AgentID"].ToString();
                 string requestingAgentID = request["RequestingAgentID"].ToString();
 
-                m_GroupsService.RemoveAgentFromGroup(requestingAgentID, agentID, groupID);
-
-                result["RESULT"] = "true";
+                if (!m_GroupsService.RemoveAgentFromGroup(requestingAgentID, agentID, groupID))
+                    NullResult(result, string.Format("Insufficient permissions.", agentID));
+                else
+                    result["RESULT"] = "true";
             }
 
             //m_log.DebugFormat("[XXX]: resp string: {0}", xmlString);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Service/GroupsService.cs b/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Service/GroupsService.cs
index 037ef59b9e..f44c094b2b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Service/GroupsService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Service/GroupsService.cs
@@ -393,13 +393,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Groups
             return true;
         }
 
-        public void RemoveAgentFromGroup(string RequestingAgentID, string AgentID, UUID GroupID)
+        public bool RemoveAgentFromGroup(string RequestingAgentID, string AgentID, UUID GroupID)
         {
             // check perms
             if (RequestingAgentID != AgentID && !HasPower(RequestingAgentID, GroupID, GroupPowers.Eject))
-                    return;
+                return false;
 
             _RemoveAgentFromGroup(RequestingAgentID, AgentID, GroupID);
+
+            return true;
         }
 
         public bool AddAgentToGroupInvite(string RequestingAgentID, UUID inviteID, UUID groupID, UUID roleID, string agentID)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Service/HGGroupsService.cs b/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Service/HGGroupsService.cs
index 9d7961cd20..56e999bde4 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Service/HGGroupsService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Service/HGGroupsService.cs
@@ -131,19 +131,27 @@ namespace OpenSim.Groups
             return true;
         }
 
-        public void RemoveAgentFromGroup(string RequestingAgentID, string AgentID, UUID GroupID, string token)
+        public bool RemoveAgentFromGroup(string RequestingAgentID, string AgentID, UUID GroupID, string token)
         {
             // check the token
             MembershipData membership = m_Database.RetrieveMember(GroupID, AgentID);
             if (membership != null)
             {
                 if (token != string.Empty && token.Equals(membership.Data["AccessToken"]))
-                    RemoveAgentFromGroup(RequestingAgentID, AgentID, GroupID);
+                {
+                    return RemoveAgentFromGroup(RequestingAgentID, AgentID, GroupID);
+                }
                 else
+                {
                     m_log.DebugFormat("[Groups.HGGroupsService]: access token {0} did not match stored one {1}", token, membership.Data["AccessToken"]);
+                    return false;
+                }
             }
             else
+            {
                 m_log.DebugFormat("[Groups.HGGroupsService]: membership not found for {0}", AgentID);
+                return false;
+            }
         }
 
         public ExtendedGroupRecord GetGroupRecord(string RequestingAgentID, UUID GroupID, string groupName, string token)