There was an exception among tenjobito that Rokui no Kurodo could receive a shoden no senji because it was necessary to perform their duties (in this case the Kurodo dokoro [Office of Imperial Household Logistics] applied for shoden to obtain a senji).
なお、殿上人にも例外があり、六位蔵人はその職務上の必要から昇殿宣旨を受けられた（この場合、蔵人所が申請を行って宣旨を得た）。