diff --git a/clite/core.js b/clite/core.js
index 27edb82..87271fe 100644
--- a/clite/core.js
+++ b/clite/core.js
@@ -1785,10 +1785,14 @@ clite.vfs = {
 			var n = vfsdata.api.getNode(uid,path);
 			if (!n || (n.data.isdir && n.data.content.length > 0))
 				return false;
+			if (!checkCanWrite(uid,n))
+				return false;
 			var dir = clite.lib.dirname(path);
 			var parent = vfsdata.api.getNode(0,dir);
 			if (!parent)
 				return false;
+			if (!checkCanWrite(uid,parent))
+				return false;
 			var c = [];
 			parent.data.content.forEach(function(nn) {
 				if (nn == n)