diff --git a/d2m/actions/create-room.js b/d2m/actions/create-room.js
index 051e889..322f8be 100644
--- a/d2m/actions/create-room.js
+++ b/d2m/actions/create-room.js
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ async function channelToKState(channel, guild) {
 	const everyonePermissions = utils.getPermissions([], guild.roles, undefined, channel.permission_overwrites)
 	const everyoneCanMentionEveryone = utils.hasAllPermissions(everyonePermissions, ["MentionEveryone"])
 
+	const globalAdmins = select("member_power", ["mxid", "power_level"], {room_id: "*"}).all()
+
 	const channelKState = {
 		"m.room.name/": {name: convertedName},
 		"m.room.topic/": {topic: convertedTopic},
@@ -161,7 +163,7 @@ async function channelToKState(channel, guild) {
 			notifications: {
 				room: everyoneCanMentionEveryone ? 0 : 20
 			},
-			users: reg.ooye.invite.reduce((a, c) => (a[c] = 100, a), {})
+			users: globalAdmins.reduce((a, c) => (a[c.mxid] = c.power_level, a), {})
 		},
 		"chat.schildi.hide_ui/read_receipts": {
 			hidden: true
diff --git a/d2m/actions/create-space.js b/d2m/actions/create-space.js
index dbefd6d..44d0206 100644
--- a/d2m/actions/create-space.js
+++ b/d2m/actions/create-space.js
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ async function createSpace(guild, kstate) {
 	const topic = kstate["m.room.topic/"]?.topic || undefined
 	assert(name)
 
+	const globalAdmins = select("member_power", "mxid", {room_id: "*"}).pluck().all()
+
 	const roomID = await createRoom.postApplyPowerLevels(kstate, async kstate => {
 		return api.createRoom({
 			name,
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ async function createSpace(guild, kstate) {
 				events_default: 100, // space can only be managed by bridge
 				invite: 0 // any existing member can invite others
 			},
-			invite: reg.ooye.invite,
+			invite: globalAdmins,
 			topic,
 			creation_content: {
 				type: "m.space"
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ async function createSpace(guild, kstate) {
  */
 async function guildToKState(guild, privacyLevel) {
 	assert.equal(typeof privacyLevel, "number")
+	const globalAdmins = select("member_power", ["mxid", "power_level"], {room_id: "*"}).all()
 	const guildKState = {
 		"m.room.name/": {name: guild.name},
 		"m.room.avatar/": {
@@ -68,7 +71,7 @@ async function guildToKState(guild, privacyLevel) {
 		"m.room.guest_access/": {guest_access: createRoom.PRIVACY_ENUMS.GUEST_ACCESS[privacyLevel]},
 		"m.room.history_visibility/": {history_visibility: createRoom.PRIVACY_ENUMS.SPACE_HISTORY_VISIBILITY[privacyLevel]},
 		"m.room.join_rules/": {join_rule: createRoom.PRIVACY_ENUMS.SPACE_JOIN_RULES[privacyLevel]},
-		"m.room.power_levels/": {users: reg.ooye.invite.reduce((a, c) => (a[c] = 100, a), {})}
+		"m.room.power_levels/": {users: globalAdmins.reduce((a, c) => (a[c.mxid] = c.power_level, a), {})} // used in guild initial creation postApplyPowerLevels
 	}
 
 	return guildKState
diff --git a/test/ooye-test-data.sql b/test/ooye-test-data.sql
index 328c4b3..1fb9e24 100644
--- a/test/ooye-test-data.sql
+++ b/test/ooye-test-data.sql
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ INSERT INTO member_cache (room_id, mxid, displayname, avatar_url) VALUES
 ('!TqlyQmifxGUggEmdBN:cadence.moe', '@cadence:cadence.moe', 'cadence [they]', NULL),
 ('!BnKuBPCvyfOkhcUjEu:cadence.moe', '@ami:the-apothecary.club', 'Ami (she/her)', NULL);
 
+INSERT INTO member_power (mxid, room_id, power_level) VALUES
+('@test_auto_invite:example.org', '*', 100);
+
 INSERT INTO lottie (sticker_id, mxc_url) VALUES
 ('860171525772279849', 'mxc://cadence.moe/ZtvvVbwMIdUZeovWVyGVFCeR');
 
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 396dea9..b5977f1 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ const db = new sqlite(":memory:")
 const reg = require("../matrix/read-registration")
 reg.ooye.server_origin = "https://matrix.cadence.moe" // so that tests will pass even when hard-coded
 reg.ooye.server_name = "cadence.moe"
-reg.ooye.invite = ["@test_auto_invite:example.org"]
 reg.id = "baby" // don't actually take authenticated actions on the server
 reg.as_token = "baby"
 reg.hs_token = "baby"