diff --git a/lib/check_permissions.js b/lib/check_permissions.js
index 39fc1fa..19bdcc1 100644
--- a/lib/check_permissions.js
+++ b/lib/check_permissions.js
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ var _ = require('lodash');
  * role: 'basic-user'
  * userType: 'parent-guardian'
  * customValidator: [{
- * 	role: 'cd-x',
- * 	cmd: 'fn'
+ *  role: 'cd-x',
+ *  cmd: 'fn'
  * }]
  *}
  *
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ function checkPermissions (args, cb) {
   var permissions = require('../config/permissions.js')();
   var user = {};
   var cmd = args.act;
-  seneca.log.debug('tested:', args.role, cmd );
+  var ctrl = args.params.ctrl;
+  seneca.log.debug('tested:', args.role, cmd);
   var origin = args.role;
   var rules = seneca.export('cd-permissions/config')[origin];
   var httpErr = {};
@@ -32,7 +33,10 @@ function checkPermissions (args, cb) {
 
   function getProfilesByActName (waterfallCb) {
     var profiles = {};
+    // TODO : refactor to avoid having to add subpatterns conditionnally
+    // https://github.com/CoderDojo/cp-permissions-plugin/issues/8
     if (rules[cmd]) profiles = rules[cmd];
+    if (rules[ctrl] && rules[ctrl][cmd]) profiles = rules[ctrl][cmd];
     waterfallCb(null, profiles);
   }
 
@@ -43,11 +47,10 @@ function checkPermissions (args, cb) {
       seneca.log.debug('No rule defined for this call');
       cb(null, {'allowed': true});
     } else {
-      async.someSeries(profiles, checkValidity, function(err, valid){
+      async.someSeries(profiles, checkValidity, function (err, valid) {
         seneca.log.debug('validity', valid === true || httpErr, httpErr);
         cb(null, {'allowed': valid === true || httpErr});
       });
-
     }
   }
 
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ function checkPermissions (args, cb) {
     if (profile.userType) actions.push(isUserTypeAllowed);
     if (profile.customValidator) actions.push(applyCustomValidator);
 
-    user = args.user ? args.user : {roles: ['none']} ;
+    user = args.user ? args.user : {roles: ['none']};
     async.waterfall(actions, function (err, validities) {
       // We can't return err as httpErr because if one of the profiles fails, it stops the other possible profiles tests
       return validityCb(null, allowed);
@@ -85,12 +88,12 @@ function checkPermissions (args, cb) {
       if (profileDepth >= userRoleDepth.value && userRoleDepth.value < maxUserRoleDepth) {
         allowed = allowed && true;
         httpErr = null;
-      }else {
+      } else {
         allowed = false;
       }
       //  Out of jail scenario for highest role
       //  We bypass further check to avoid over defining scenarios
-      if( userRoleDepth.value === 0 ){
+      if (userRoleDepth.value === 0) {
         return validityCb(null, true);
       }
       return done(httpErr);
@@ -106,12 +109,12 @@ function checkPermissions (args, cb) {
       if (!_.isEmpty(userTypes)) {
         if (!_.isError(_.attempt(JSON.parse, userTypes))) { //
           var initType = JSON.parse(userTypes);
-          if (initType.name){
+          if (initType.name) {
             userTypes = [initType.name];
           }
         } else if (_.isObject(userTypes) && !_.isArray(userTypes)) {
           userTypes = _.keys(userTypes);
-        } else if (_.isString(userTypes)){
+        } else if (_.isString(userTypes)) {
           userTypes = [userTypes];
         }
         var userTypeDepth = getHighestTreeMatch(permissions.userTypeHierarchy, _.toArray(userTypes), maxUserTypeDepth);
@@ -129,17 +132,17 @@ function checkPermissions (args, cb) {
 
     function getAssociatedUserTypes (done) {
       seneca.act({role: 'cd-dojos', cmd: 'load_usersdojos', query: { userId: user.id }},
-        function(err, associations){
+        function (err, associations) {
           var userTypes = [];
           userTypes.push(JSON.parse(user.initUserType).name);
-          _.map(associations, function(association) {
-            _.map(association.userTypes, function(userType) {
+          _.map(associations, function (association) {
+            _.map(association.userTypes, function (userType) {
               userTypes.push(userType);
             });
           });
           extendedUserTypes = _.uniq(userTypes);
           return done(err);
-      });
+        });
     }
 
     /**
@@ -153,24 +156,22 @@ function checkPermissions (args, cb) {
         status: 401
       };
       var omittedFields = [ 'cmd', 'role', 'ungate$', 'transport$', 'tx$', 'default$', 'meta$', 'plugin$', 'fatal$' ];
-      //We omit perm on purpose
-      async.every(customValidator, function(validatorAct, validatorCb) {
+      // We omit perm on purpose
+      async.every(customValidator, function (validatorAct, validatorCb) {
         var msg = _.assign(_.omit(_.clone(args), omittedFields), validatorAct);
-        seneca.act(msg, function(err, response){
+        seneca.act(msg, function (err, response) {
           return validatorCb(null, response.allowed);
         });
-      }, function(err, valid){
+      }, function (err, valid) {
         if (valid) {
           allowed = valid && true;
           httpErr = null;
-        }else {
+        } else {
           allowed = false;
         }
         return done(httpErr);
       });
-
     }
-
   }
 
   /**
@@ -180,28 +181,26 @@ function checkPermissions (args, cb) {
    * @param  {String} value  one of those tree values
    * @return {Integer}       the depth
    */
-  function getTreeDepth(tree, value, maxDepth){
+  function getTreeDepth (tree, value, maxDepth) {
     var found = false;
     var depth = -1;
     var localTree = _.clone(tree);
-    while (!found && depth < maxDepth){
+    while (!found && depth < maxDepth) {
       var picked = localTree[value];
       depth += 1;
-      if(!_.isUndefined(picked)){
+      if (!_.isUndefined(picked)) {
         found = true;
       }
       //  Flatten our object (lodash doesn't support flattening of object, only arrays)
       var tempTree = {};
       _.each(_.keys(localTree), function (key) {
-         _.merge(tempTree, localTree[key]);
+        _.merge(tempTree, localTree[key]);
       });
-      localTree = tempTree ;
-
+      localTree = tempTree;
     }
     return depth;
   }
 
-
   /**
    * Search for the highest possible value in a tree when multiple options are possible
    * (ex multiple userTypes)
@@ -209,22 +208,21 @@ function checkPermissions (args, cb) {
    * @param  {Array} values  haystack for the highest one
    * @return {String}        one of the userType/Role without the actual index
    */
-  function getHighestTreeMatch(tree, values, maxDepth){
+  function getHighestTreeMatch (tree, values, maxDepth) {
     var lowerDepth = values[0];
     var indexes = {};
-    lowerDepth = _.minBy(values, function(value){
+    lowerDepth = _.minBy(values, function (value) {
       indexes[value] = getTreeDepth(tree, value, maxDepth);
       return indexes[value];
     });
     return {name: lowerDepth,
-            value: indexes[lowerDepth]};
+      value: indexes[lowerDepth]};
   }
 
   async.waterfall([
     getProfilesByActName,
     checkProfiles
   ]);
-
 }
 
 module.exports = checkPermissions;