diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index e5bd4f9..7661926 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ function createOrJoinSMSRoom(tel, ournumber, callback) {
         for (var i = 0; i < settings.inviteusers.length; i++) {
             userPowerLevels[settings.inviteusers[i]] = 50;
         }
+        userPowerLevels["@" + settings["matrixuser"] + ":" + settings["matrixdomain"]] = 100;
         client.createRoom({
             room_alias_name: "SMS_" + tel + "_" + ournumber,
             preset: "trusted_private_chat",
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ function setSMSRoomPowerLevels(roomid) {
     for (var i = 0; i < settings.inviteusers.length; i++) {
         userPowerLevels[settings.inviteusers[i]] = 50;
     }
+    userPowerLevels["@" + settings["matrixuser"] + ":" + settings["matrixdomain"]] = 100;
     client.sendEvent(roomid, "m.room.power_levels", {
         "events": {
             "m.room.name": 50,