diff --git a/include/class.task.php b/include/class.task.php
index 367fa60623735a87058dce350415c0add755e728..5e8ae0fe45c6af4d5fca52895d54e6eecd0f87f5 100644
--- a/include/class.task.php
+++ b/include/class.task.php
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class Task extends TaskModel implements RestrictedAccess, Threadable {
             return true;
 
         // Permission check requested -- get role.
-        if (!($role=$staff->getRole($this->getDept)))
+        if (!($role=$staff->getRole($this->getDept())))
             return false;
 
         // Check permission based on the effective role
diff --git a/include/staff/templates/ticket-preview.tmpl.php b/include/staff/templates/ticket-preview.tmpl.php
index 2431b038471221c6d121f74fc44917dadf034c75..4c3bbc888249a0e9526f017d6028b7e7d9477a6d 100644
--- a/include/staff/templates/ticket-preview.tmpl.php
+++ b/include/staff/templates/ticket-preview.tmpl.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 $staff=$ticket->getStaff();
 $lock=$ticket->getLock();
-$role=$ticket->getRole($thistaff);
+$role=$ticket->getRole($thisstaff);
 $error=$msg=$warn=null;
 $thread = $ticket->getThread();