diff --git a/packages/example-instagram/lib/modules/comments/mutations.js b/packages/example-instagram/lib/modules/comments/mutations.js
index 90d062aa3..19736904a 100644
--- a/packages/example-instagram/lib/modules/comments/mutations.js
+++ b/packages/example-instagram/lib/modules/comments/mutations.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const mutations = {
     
     mutation(root, {document}, context) {
       
-      Utils.performCheck(this, context.currentUser, document);
+      Utils.performCheck(this.check, context.currentUser, document);
 
       return newMutation({
         collection: context.Comments,
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const mutations = {
     mutation(root, {documentId, set, unset}, context) {
 
       const document = context.Comments.findOne(documentId);
-      Utils.performCheck(this, context.currentUser, document);
+      Utils.performCheck(this.check, context.currentUser, document);
 
       return editMutation({
         collection: context.Comments, 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ const mutations = {
     mutation(root, {documentId}, context) {
 
       const document = context.Comments.findOne(documentId);
-      Utils.performCheck(this, context.currentUser, document);
+      Utils.performCheck(this.check, context.currentUser, document);
 
       return removeMutation({
         collection: context.Comments, 
diff --git a/packages/example-instagram/lib/modules/pics/mutations.js b/packages/example-instagram/lib/modules/pics/mutations.js
index 151751ffd..ab7de337b 100644
--- a/packages/example-instagram/lib/modules/pics/mutations.js
+++ b/packages/example-instagram/lib/modules/pics/mutations.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const mutations = {
     
     mutation(root, {document}, context) {
       
-      Utils.performCheck(this, context.currentUser, document);
+      Utils.performCheck(this.check, context.currentUser, document);
 
       return newMutation({
         collection: context.Pics,
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const mutations = {
     mutation(root, {documentId, set, unset}, context) {
 
       const document = context.Pics.findOne(documentId);
-      Utils.performCheck(this, context.currentUser, document);
+      Utils.performCheck(this.check, context.currentUser, document);
 
       return editMutation({
         collection: context.Pics, 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ const mutations = {
     mutation(root, {documentId}, context) {
 
       const document = context.Pics.findOne(documentId);
-      Utils.performCheck(this, context.currentUser, document);
+      Utils.performCheck(this.check, context.currentUser, document);
 
       return removeMutation({
         collection: context.Pics, 
diff --git a/packages/example-movies/lib/modules/movies/mutations.js b/packages/example-movies/lib/modules/movies/mutations.js
index 0c12e6abc..b6084bf6c 100644
--- a/packages/example-movies/lib/modules/movies/mutations.js
+++ b/packages/example-movies/lib/modules/movies/mutations.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const mutations = {
     
     mutation(root, {document}, context) {
       
-      Utils.performCheck(this, context.currentUser, document);
+      Utils.performCheck(this.check, context.currentUser, document);
 
       return newMutation({
         collection: context.Movies,
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const mutations = {
     mutation(root, {documentId, set, unset}, context) {
 
       const document = context.Movies.findOne(documentId);
-      Utils.performCheck(this, context.currentUser, document);
+      Utils.performCheck(this.check, context.currentUser, document);
 
       return editMutation({
         collection: context.Movies, 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ const mutations = {
     mutation(root, {documentId}, context) {
 
       const document = context.Movies.findOne(documentId);
-      Utils.performCheck(this, context.currentUser, document);
+      Utils.performCheck(this.check, context.currentUser, document);
 
       return removeMutation({
         collection: context.Movies, 
diff --git a/packages/vulcan-core/lib/modules/components/App.jsx b/packages/vulcan-core/lib/modules/components/App.jsx
index a6f3ac24c..8c2fbf936 100644
--- a/packages/vulcan-core/lib/modules/components/App.jsx
+++ b/packages/vulcan-core/lib/modules/components/App.jsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class App extends PureComponent {
   render() {
     return (
       <IntlProvider locale={this.getLocale()} messages={Strings[this.getLocale()]}>
-        <Components.Layout>
+        <Components.Layout {...this.props} >
           { this.props.currentUserLoading ? <Components.Loading /> : this.props.children }
         </Components.Layout>
       </IntlProvider>
diff --git a/packages/vulcan-lib/lib/modules/utils.js b/packages/vulcan-lib/lib/modules/utils.js
index d3c03a9b3..1f8c4c0e9 100644
--- a/packages/vulcan-lib/lib/modules/utils.js
+++ b/packages/vulcan-lib/lib/modules/utils.js
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ Utils.performCheck = (operation, user, checkedObject, context, documentId) => {
     throw new Error(Utils.encodeIntlError({id: `app.document_not_found`, value: documentId}))
   }
 
-  if (!operation.check(user, checkedObject, context)) {
+  if (!operation(user, checkedObject, context)) {
     throw new Error(Utils.encodeIntlError({id: `app.operation_not_allowed`, value: operation.name}));
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/vulcan-posts/lib/mutations.js b/packages/vulcan-posts/lib/mutations.js
index 3ee48f2b4..3a6c702d1 100644
--- a/packages/vulcan-posts/lib/mutations.js
+++ b/packages/vulcan-posts/lib/mutations.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const mutations = {
     
     mutation(root, {document}, context) {
       
-      Utils.performCheck(this, context.currentUser, document);
+      Utils.performCheck(this.check, context.currentUser, document);
 
       return newMutation({
         collection: context.Posts,
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const mutations = {
     mutation(root, {documentId, set, unset}, context) {
 
       const document = context.Posts.findOne(documentId);
-      Utils.performCheck(this, context.currentUser, document);
+      Utils.performCheck(this.check, context.currentUser, document);
 
       return editMutation({
         collection: context.Posts, 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ const mutations = {
     mutation(root, {documentId}, context) {
 
       const document = context.Posts.findOne(documentId);
-      Utils.performCheck(this, context.currentUser, document);
+      Utils.performCheck(this.check, context.currentUser, document);
 
       return removeMutation({
         collection: context.Posts,