diff --git a/core/permissions/app_defaults.php b/core/permissions/app_defaults.php
index 7c9502ff27..6a232db6bb 100644
--- a/core/permissions/app_defaults.php
+++ b/core/permissions/app_defaults.php
@@ -3,54 +3,47 @@
 if ($domains_processed == 1) {
 
 	//add the permissions
-		$sql = "select count(*) from v_permissions";
+		$sql = "delete from v_permissions";
 		$database = new database;
-		$num_rows = $database->select($sql, null, 'column');
-		if ($num_rows == 0) {
+		$database->execute($sql, null);
 
-			//get the $apps array from the installed apps from the core and mod directories
-				$config_list = glob($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"].PROJECT_PATH."/*/*/app_config.php");
-				$x = 0;
-				foreach ($config_list as &$config_path) {
-					include($config_path);
+	//get the $apps array from the installed apps from the core and mod directories
+		$config_list = glob($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"].PROJECT_PATH."/*/*/app_config.php");
+		$x = 0;
+		foreach ($config_list as &$config_path) {
+			include($config_path);
+			$x++;
+		}
+
+	//restore default permissions
+		$x = 0;
+		foreach ($apps as $row) {
+			if (is_array($row['permissions']) && @sizeof($row['permissions']) != 0) {
+				foreach ($row['permissions'] as $permission) {
+					$array['permissions'][$x]['permission_uuid'] = uuid();
+					$array['permissions'][$x]['permission_name'] = $permission['name'];
+					$array['permissions'][$x]['application_name'] = $row['name'];
+					$array['permissions'][$x]['application_uuid'] = $row['uuid'];
 					$x++;
 				}
+			}
+		}
 
-			//restore default permissions
-				$x = 0;
-				foreach ($apps as $row) {
-					if (is_array($row['permissions']) && @sizeof($row['permissions']) != 0) {
-						foreach ($row['permissions'] as $permission) {
-							if ($permission['groups']) {
-								foreach ($permission['groups'] as $group_name) {
-									$array['permissions'][$x]['permission_uuid'] = uuid();
-									$array['permissions'][$x]['permission_name'] = $permission['name'];
-									$array['permissions'][$x]['application_name'] = $row['name'];
-									$array['permissions'][$x]['application_uuid'] = $row['uuid'];
-									$x++;
-								}
-							}
-						}
-					}
-				}
+	//save the data to the database
+		if (is_array($array) && @sizeof($array)) {
+			//grant temporary permissions
+				$p = new permissions;
+				$p->add('permission_add', 'temp');
 
-			//save the data to the database
-				if (is_array($array) && @sizeof($array)) {
-					//grant temporary permissions
-						$p = new permissions;
-						$p->add('permission_add', 'temp');
-
-					//execute insert
-						$database = new database;
-						$database->app_name = 'permissions';
-						$database->app_uuid = 'ce1498a0-46e2-487d-85de-4eec7122a984';
-						$database->save($array);
-						unset($array);
-
-					//revoke temporary permissions
-						$p->delete('permission_add', 'temp');
-				}
+			//execute insert
+				$database = new database;
+				$database->app_name = 'permissions';
+				$database->app_uuid = 'ce1498a0-46e2-487d-85de-4eec7122a984';
+				$database->save($array);
+				unset($array);
 
+			//revoke temporary permissions
+				$p->delete('permission_add', 'temp');
 		}
 
 }