diff --git a/data/actionsmap/yunohost.yml b/data/actionsmap/yunohost.yml
index af697efc0..efded2450 100644
--- a/data/actionsmap/yunohost.yml
+++ b/data/actionsmap/yunohost.yml
@@ -303,8 +303,6 @@ user:
                     arguments:
                         permission:
                             help: Name of the permission to fetch info about
-                            extra:
-                                pattern: *pattern_username
 
                 ### user_permission_update()
                 update:
diff --git a/data/helpers.d/setting b/data/helpers.d/setting
index 1ab2b6efe..c859fc398 100644
--- a/data/helpers.d/setting
+++ b/data/helpers.d/setting
@@ -270,6 +270,8 @@ ynh_webpath_register () {
 #
 # Requires YunoHost version 3.7.0 or higher.
 ynh_permission_create() {
+	# Declare an array to define the options of this helper.
+	local legacy_args=pua
     declare -Ar args_array=( [p]=permission= [u]=url= [a]=allowed= )
     local permission
     local url
@@ -298,6 +300,8 @@ ynh_permission_create() {
 #
 # Requires YunoHost version 3.7.0 or higher.
 ynh_permission_delete() {
+	# Declare an array to define the options of this helper.
+	local legacy_args=p
     declare -Ar args_array=( [p]=permission= )
     local permission
     ynh_handle_getopts_args "$@"
@@ -312,6 +316,8 @@ ynh_permission_delete() {
 #
 # Requires YunoHost version 3.7.0 or higher.
 ynh_permission_exists() {
+	# Declare an array to define the options of this helper.
+	local legacy_args=p
     declare -Ar args_array=( [p]=permission= )
     local permission
     ynh_handle_getopts_args "$@"
@@ -327,6 +333,8 @@ ynh_permission_exists() {
 #
 # Requires YunoHost version 3.7.0 or higher.
 ynh_permission_url() {
+	# Declare an array to define the options of this helper.
+	local legacy_args=pu
     declare -Ar args_array=([p]=permission= [u]=url=)
     local permission
     local url
@@ -352,6 +360,8 @@ ynh_permission_url() {
 # example: ynh_permission_update --permission admin --add samdoe --remove all_users
 # Requires YunoHost version 3.7.0 or higher.
 ynh_permission_update() {
+	# Declare an array to define the options of this helper.
+	local legacy_args=par
     declare -Ar args_array=( [p]=permission= [a]=add= [r]=remove= )
     local permission
     local add
@@ -391,5 +401,5 @@ ynh_permission_has_user() {
         return 1
     fi
 
-    yunohost user permission info $permission | grep -w -q "$user"
+    yunohost user permission info "$app.$permission" | grep -w -q "$user"
 }