diff --git a/src/postTools.js b/src/postTools.js
index f4e982637f..9458152635 100644
--- a/src/postTools.js
+++ b/src/postTools.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 			},
 			function (canPurge, next) {
 				if (!canPurge) {
-					return callback(new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]'));
+					return next(new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]'));
 				}
 				cache.del(pid);
 				posts.purge(pid, next);