diff --git a/plugins/player_sync/ctl.ts b/plugins/player_sync/ctl.ts
index d92b6550..c0028faf 100644
--- a/plugins/player_sync/ctl.ts
+++ b/plugins/player_sync/ctl.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,13 @@ async function instanceName(ctl: Ctl, instanceId: number | undefined) {
 	if (instanceId === undefined) {
 		return "-";
 	}
-	let instance = await ctl.send(new lib.InstanceDetailsGetRequest(instanceId));
-	return `${instance.name} (${instanceId})`;
+	try {
+		let instance = await ctl.send(new lib.InstanceDetailsGetRequest(instanceId));
+		return `${instance.name} (${instanceId})`;
+	} catch (err) {
+		// Viewing player data does not require core.instance.get
+		return String(instanceId);
+	}
 }
 
 const playerSyncCommands = new lib.CommandTree({
diff --git a/plugins/player_sync/test/plugin.js b/plugins/player_sync/test/plugin.js
index be8442be..3c0e5f7a 100644
--- a/plugins/player_sync/test/plugin.js
+++ b/plugins/player_sync/test/plugin.js
@@ -181,6 +181,16 @@ describe("player_sync plugin", function() {
 				`  1 exported item ${lib.formatBytes(4)}`,
 			]);
 		});
+		it("should show the instance ID when details can't be fetched", async function() {
+			responses.set(lib.InstanceDetailsGetRequest, () => {
+				throw new lib.PermissionError("Permission denied");
+			});
+			await run("list");
+			assert.equal(printed[2], "bob | - | - | 1");
+			printed = [];
+			await run("show", { player: "alice" });
+			assert.equal(printed[0], "acquired by: 1");
+		});
 		it("show should handle players without data", async function() {
 			await run("show", { player: "carol" });
 			assert.deepEqual(printed, ["acquired by: -", "No player data stored for carol"]);