diff --git a/silver b/silver
index 07dce2bf8..820db76e9 160000
--- a/silver
+++ b/silver
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 07dce2bf8a90f6be9443ece6d1697b0e2767fb48
+Subproject commit 820db76e92646c57b180c7ccdc8dee0465118e62
diff --git a/src/main/scala/rules/Evaluator.scala b/src/main/scala/rules/Evaluator.scala
index d8688acc8..5d9d53827 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/rules/Evaluator.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/rules/Evaluator.scala
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ object evaluator extends EvaluationRules {
         if (s.cycles(predicate) < Verifier.config.recursivePredicateUnfoldings()) {
           evals(s, eArgs, _ => pve, v)((s1, tArgs, v1) =>
             eval(s1, ePerm, pve, v1)((s2, tPerm, v2) =>
-              v2.decider.assert(IsNonNegative(tPerm)) { // TODO: Replace with permissionSupporter.assertNotNegative
+              v2.decider.assert(IsPositive(tPerm)) {
                 case true =>
                   joiner.join[Term, Term](s2, v2)((s3, v3, QB) => {
                     val s4 = s3.incCycleCounter(predicate)
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ object evaluator extends EvaluationRules {
                         eval(s10, eIn, pve, v5)(QB)})})
                   })(join(v2.symbolConverter.toSort(eIn.typ), "joined_unfolding", s2.relevantQuantifiedVariables, v2))(Q)
                 case false =>
-                  createFailure(pve dueTo NegativePermission(ePerm), v2, s2)}))
+                  createFailure(pve dueTo NonPositivePermission(ePerm), v2, s2)}))
         } else {
           val unknownValue = v.decider.appliedFresh("recunf", v.symbolConverter.toSort(eIn.typ), s.relevantQuantifiedVariables)
           Q(s, unknownValue, v)
diff --git a/src/main/scala/rules/Executor.scala b/src/main/scala/rules/Executor.scala
index 69fe5e98a..8b95259ad 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/rules/Executor.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/rules/Executor.scala
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ object executor extends ExecutionRules {
         val pve = FoldFailed(fold)
         evals(s, eArgs, _ => pve, v)((s1, tArgs, v1) =>
           eval(s1, ePerm, pve, v1)((s2, tPerm, v2) =>
-            permissionSupporter.assertNotNegative(s2, tPerm, ePerm, pve, v2)((s3, v3) => {
+            permissionSupporter.assertPositive(s2, tPerm, ePerm, pve, v2)((s3, v3) => {
               val wildcards = s3.constrainableARPs -- s1.constrainableARPs
               predicateSupporter.fold(s3, predicate, tArgs, tPerm, wildcards, pve, v3)(Q)})))
 
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ object executor extends ExecutionRules {
               s2.smCache
             }
 
-            permissionSupporter.assertNotNegative(s2, tPerm, ePerm, pve, v2)((s3, v3) => {
+            permissionSupporter.assertPositive(s2, tPerm, ePerm, pve, v2)((s3, v3) => {
               val wildcards = s3.constrainableARPs -- s1.constrainableARPs
               predicateSupporter.unfold(s3.copy(smCache = smCache1), predicate, tArgs, tPerm, wildcards, pve, v3, pa)(Q)
             })
diff --git a/src/main/scala/rules/PermissionSupporter.scala b/src/main/scala/rules/PermissionSupporter.scala
index 63cd54194..1dd0daae1 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/rules/PermissionSupporter.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/rules/PermissionSupporter.scala
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import viper.silver.ast
 import viper.silver.verifier.PartialVerificationError
 import viper.silicon.interfaces.VerificationResult
 import viper.silicon.state.State
-import viper.silicon.state.terms.{Term, perms, Var}
+import viper.silicon.state.terms.{Term, Var, perms}
 import viper.silicon.verifier.Verifier
-import viper.silver.verifier.reasons.NegativePermission
+import viper.silver.verifier.reasons.{NegativePermission, NonPositivePermission}
 
 object permissionSupporter extends SymbolicExecutionRules {
   def assertNotNegative(s: State, tPerm: Term, ePerm: ast.Exp, pve: PartialVerificationError, v: Verifier)
@@ -29,4 +29,19 @@ object permissionSupporter extends SymbolicExecutionRules {
         }
     }
   }
+
+  def assertPositive(s: State, tPerm: Term, ePerm: ast.Exp, pve: PartialVerificationError, v: Verifier)
+                    (Q: (State, Verifier) => VerificationResult)
+  : VerificationResult = {
+
+    tPerm match {
+      case k: Var if s.constrainableARPs.contains(k) =>
+        Q(s, v)
+      case _ =>
+        v.decider.assert(perms.IsPositive(tPerm)) {
+          case true => Q(s, v)
+          case false => createFailure(pve dueTo NonPositivePermission(ePerm), v, s)
+        }
+    }
+  }
 }