diff --git a/plugins/fancydialogs/src/main/java/com/fancyinnovations/fancydialogs/commands/DialogCMD.java b/plugins/fancydialogs/src/main/java/com/fancyinnovations/fancydialogs/commands/DialogCMD.java
index 5acfacb8..44257ac9 100644
--- a/plugins/fancydialogs/src/main/java/com/fancyinnovations/fancydialogs/commands/DialogCMD.java
+++ b/plugins/fancydialogs/src/main/java/com/fancyinnovations/fancydialogs/commands/DialogCMD.java
@@ -47,17 +47,23 @@ public final class DialogCMD {
 
     @Command("dialog open <dialog>")
     @Description("Opens a dialog (for a player) by its ID")
-    @CommandPermission("fancydialogs.commands.registry.unregister")
+    @CommandPermission("fancydialogs.commands.dialog.open")
     public void open(
-            Player actor,
+            BukkitCommandActor actor,
             Dialog dialog,
             @Optional EntitySelector<Player> target
     ) {
         if (target == null) {
-            dialog.open(actor);
-            translator.translate("commands.dialog.open.self")
-                    .replace("id", dialog.getId())
-                    .send(actor);
+            if (actor.isPlayer()) {
+                dialog.open(actor.asPlayer());
+                translator.translate("commands.dialog.open.self")
+                        .replace("id", dialog.getId())
+                        .send(actor.sender());
+            } else {
+                translator.translate("commands.dialog.open.console_requires_target")
+                        .replace("id", dialog.getId())
+                        .send(actor.sender());
+            }
         } else {
             for (Player player : target) {
                 dialog.open(player);
@@ -71,7 +77,7 @@ public final class DialogCMD {
             translator.translate("commands.dialog.open.other")
                     .replace("id", dialog.getId())
                     .replace("target", playersStr)
-                    .send(actor);
+                    .send(actor.sender());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/fancydialogs/src/main/resources/languages/default.yml b/plugins/fancydialogs/src/main/resources/languages/default.yml
index a20cf36d..fecae7cb 100644
--- a/plugins/fancydialogs/src/main/resources/languages/default.yml
+++ b/plugins/fancydialogs/src/main/resources/languages/default.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ messages:
       open:
         self: "<dark_gray>› <gray>Opened dialog {warningColor}{id}<gray>."
         other: "<dark_gray>› <gray>Opened dialog {warningColor}{id}<gray> for {target}."
+        console_requires_target: "<dark_gray>› <gray>Console must specify a target player to open dialog {warningColor}{id}<gray>. Use: /dialog open {id} <player>"
       list:
         empty: "<dark_gray>› <gray>There are no dialogs registered."
         header: "<dark_gray>› <gray>Registered dialogs:"