diff --git a/src/PermissionsHook.php b/src/PermissionsHook.php
index 9c51413..de10490 100644
--- a/src/PermissionsHook.php
+++ b/src/PermissionsHook.php
@@ -202,27 +202,33 @@ class PermissionsHook implements
             !$this->config->has('RNRSSalt')
         ) {
             return true;
-        } else if (($rnrsverified_mode1 || $rnrsverified_mode2) && $rnrsverified_mode3) {
-            // case 1: verified and exempted (bugfix)
+        } else if (!$rnrsverified_mode1 && $rnrsverified_mode2 && $rnrsverified_mode3) {
+            // case 0: not verified but confirmed and exempted (bugfix)
+            // remove from confirmed group
             if (
-                $rnrsverified_enabled_confirmed_group && $rnrsverified_enabled_exempt_group &&
+                $rnrsverified_enabled_confirmed_group &&
+                $rnrsverified_enabled_exempt_group &&
+                in_array($this->config->get('RNRSConfirmedGroup'), $this->permissionManager->getUserPermissions($user)) &&
                 in_array($this->config->get('RNRSExemptGroup'), $this->permissionManager->getUserPermissions($user))
             ) {
-                // remove from exempted group
-                if (
-                    $rnrsverified_enabled_exempt_group &&
-                    in_array($this->config->get('RNRSExemptGroup'), $this->permissionManager->getUserPermissions($user))
-                ) {
-                    $this->removeGroup($user, $this->config->get('RNRSExemptGroup'));
-                }
+                $this->removeGroup($user, $this->config->get('RNRSConfirmedGroup'));
+            }
+        } else if ($rnrsverified_mode1 && $rnrsverified_mode2 && $rnrsverified_mode3) {
+            // case 1: verified and exempted (bugfix)
+            // remove from exempted group
+            if (
+                $rnrsverified_enabled_exempt_group &&
+                in_array($this->config->get('RNRSExemptGroup'), $this->permissionManager->getUserPermissions($user))
+            ) {
+                $this->removeGroup($user, $this->config->get('RNRSExemptGroup'));
+            }
 
-                // add to confirmed group
-                if (
-                    $rnrsverified_enabled_confirmed_group &&
-                    !in_array($this->config->get('RNRSConfirmedGroup'), $this->permissionManager->getUserPermissions($user))
-                ) {
-                    $this->addGroup($user, $this->config->get('RNRSConfirmedGroup'));
-                }
+            // add to confirmed group
+            if (
+                $rnrsverified_enabled_confirmed_group &&
+                !in_array($this->config->get('RNRSConfirmedGroup'), $this->permissionManager->getUserPermissions($user))
+            ) {
+                $this->addGroup($user, $this->config->get('RNRSConfirmedGroup'));
             }
             return true;
         } else if (($rnrsverified_mode1 || $rnrsverified_mode2) && !$rnrsverified_mode3) {
@@ -284,27 +290,33 @@ class PermissionsHook implements
             )
         );
 
-        if (($rnrsverified_mode1 || $rnrsverified_mode2) && $rnrsverified_mode3) {
-            // case 1: verified and exempted (bugfix)
+        if (!$rnrsverified_mode1 && $rnrsverified_mode2 && $rnrsverified_mode3) {
+            // case 0: not verified but confirmed and exempted (bugfix)
+            // remove from confirmed group
             if (
-                $rnrsverified_enabled_confirmed_group && $rnrsverified_enabled_exempt_group &&
+                $rnrsverified_enabled_confirmed_group &&
+                $rnrsverified_enabled_exempt_group &&
+                in_array($this->config->get('RNRSConfirmedGroup'), $this->permissionManager->getUserPermissions($user)) &&
                 in_array($this->config->get('RNRSExemptGroup'), $this->permissionManager->getUserPermissions($user))
             ) {
-                // remove from exempted group
-                if (
-                    $rnrsverified_enabled_exempt_group &&
-                    in_array($this->config->get('RNRSExemptGroup'), $this->permissionManager->getUserPermissions($user))
-                ) {
-                    $this->removeGroup($user, $this->config->get('RNRSExemptGroup'));
-                }
+                $this->removeGroup($user, $this->config->get('RNRSConfirmedGroup'));
+            }
+        } else if ($rnrsverified_mode1 && $rnrsverified_mode2 && $rnrsverified_mode3) {
+            // case 1: verified and exempted (bugfix)
+            // remove from exempted group
+            if (
+                $rnrsverified_enabled_exempt_group &&
+                in_array($this->config->get('RNRSExemptGroup'), $this->permissionManager->getUserPermissions($user))
+            ) {
+                $this->removeGroup($user, $this->config->get('RNRSExemptGroup'));
+            }
 
-                // add to confirmed group
-                if (
-                    $rnrsverified_enabled_confirmed_group &&
-                    !in_array($this->config->get('RNRSConfirmedGroup'), $this->permissionManager->getUserPermissions($user))
-                ) {
-                    $this->addGroup($user, $this->config->get('RNRSConfirmedGroup'));
-                }
+            // add to confirmed group
+            if (
+                $rnrsverified_enabled_confirmed_group &&
+                !in_array($this->config->get('RNRSConfirmedGroup'), $this->permissionManager->getUserPermissions($user))
+            ) {
+                $this->addGroup($user, $this->config->get('RNRSConfirmedGroup'));
             }
         } else if (($rnrsverified_mode1 || $rnrsverified_mode2) && !$rnrsverified_mode3) {
             // case 2: verified but not exempted