diff --git a/commands.go b/commands.go
index fac5a0b1..3ab6e7e2 100644
--- a/commands.go
+++ b/commands.go
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ func promptCMD(line string, u *User) {
 func listBansCMD(_ string, u *User) {
 	msg := "Bans by ID:  \n"
 	for i := 0; i < len(Bans); i++ {
-		msg += Cyan.Cyan(strconv.Itoa(i+1)) + ". " + Bans[i].ID + "  \n"
+		msg += Cyan.Cyan(strconv.Itoa(i+1)) + ". " + Bans[i].ID + " (" + Bans[i].Name + ")  \n"
 	}
 	u.room.broadcast(Devbot, msg)
 }
@@ -549,6 +549,7 @@ func banCMD(line string, u *User) {
 	}
 	var victim *User
 	var ok bool
+	bannedByDevbot := false
 	banner := u.Name
 	banReason := "" // Initial ban reason is an empty string
 
@@ -556,6 +557,7 @@ func banCMD(line string, u *User) {
 		u.room.broadcast(Devbot, "Do you really think you can ban me, puny human?")
 		victim = u // mwahahahaha - devbot
 		banner = Devbot
+		bannedByDevbot = true
 	} else if !auth(u) {
 		u.room.broadcast(Devbot, "Not authorized")
 		return
@@ -564,24 +566,23 @@ func banCMD(line string, u *User) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if len(split) > 1 {
-		dur, err := time.ParseDuration(split[len(split)-1])
-		if err != nil {
-			split[len(split)-1] = "" // there's no duration so don't trim anything from the reason
+	if len(split) > 1 || bannedByDevbot {
+		dur, err := time.ParseDuration("1m")
+		if !bannedByDevbot {
+			dur, err = time.ParseDuration(split[len(split)-1])
+			if err != nil {
+				split[len(split)-1] = "" // there's no duration so don't trim anything from the reason
+			}
 		}
 		if len(split) > 2 {
 			banReason = strings.TrimSpace(strings.TrimSuffix(strings.TrimPrefix(line, split[0]), split[len(split)-1]))
 		}
 		if err == nil { // there was a duration
-			victim.ban(victim.Name + " has been banned by " + banner + " for " + dur.String() + " " + banReason)
-			go func(id string) {
-				time.Sleep(dur)
-				unbanIDorIP(id)
-			}(victim.id) // evaluate id now, call unban with that value later
+			victim.banTemporarily(victim.Name+" has been banned by "+banner+" for "+dur.String()+" "+banReason, dur)
 			return
 		}
 	}
-	victim.ban(victim.Name + " has been banned by " + banner + " " + banReason)
+	victim.banForever(victim.Name + " has been banned by " + banner + " " + banReason)
 }
 
 func kickCMD(line string, u *User) {
diff --git a/devzat_test.go b/devzat_test.go
index 390d6abd..c8e9f5dd 100644
--- a/devzat_test.go
+++ b/devzat_test.go
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func performTestBan(t *testing.T, id0 string, id1 string, id2 string, id3 string
 	r.users[1].id = id1
 	r.users[2].id = id2
 	r.users[3].id = id3
-	r.users[0].ban("Tim is a meany")
+	r.users[0].banForever("Tim is a meany")
 	if len(r.users) != 4-usersBanned {
 		t.Log("Error,", usersBanned, "users should have been kicked but", 4-len(r.users), "have been kicked.")
 		t.Fail()
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b07c844e..669e54b0 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -43,8 +43,11 @@ const (
 )
 
 type Ban struct {
-	Addr string
-	ID   string
+	Addr      string
+	ID        string
+	Name      string
+	UseTime   bool
+	UnbanTime time.Time
 }
 
 type Room struct {
@@ -410,13 +413,29 @@ func newUser(s ssh.Session) *User {
 
 	Log.Println("Connected " + u.Name + " [" + u.id + "]")
 
-	if bansContains(Bans, u.addr, u.id) || TORIPs[u.addr] {
-		Log.Println("Rejected " + u.Name + " [" + host + "] (banned)")
-		u.writeln(Devbot, "**You are banned**. If you feel this was a mistake, please reach out to the server admin. Include the following information: [ID "+u.id+"]")
+	if TORIPs[u.addr] {
+		Log.Println("Rejected " + u.Name + " [" + host + "] (Tor IP)")
+		u.writeln(Devbot, "**You are not allowed to join as you are using a Tor IP**")
 		s.Close()
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	banInfo := getBan(Bans, u.addr, u.id)
+	if banInfo != nil {
+		if banInfo.UseTime && banInfo.UnbanTime.Before(time.Now()) {
+			unbanIDorIP(banInfo.ID)
+		} else {
+			Log.Println("Rejected " + u.Name + " [" + host + "] (banned)")
+			u.writeln(Devbot, "**You are banned**. If you feel this was a mistake, please reach out to the server admin. Include the following information: [ID "+u.id+"]")
+			if banInfo.UseTime {
+				when := time.Until(banInfo.UnbanTime)
+				u.writeln(Devbot, "You will be unbaned in "+printPrettyDuration(when)+".")
+			}
+			s.Close()
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
 	if Config.Private {
 		_, isOnAllowlist := Config.Allowlist[u.id]
 		_, isAdmin := Config.Admins[u.id]
@@ -435,7 +454,7 @@ func newUser(s ssh.Session) *User {
 		IDandIPsToTimesJoinedInMin[u.id]--
 	})
 	if IDandIPsToTimesJoinedInMin[u.addr] > 6 || IDandIPsToTimesJoinedInMin[u.id] > 6 {
-		u.ban("")
+		u.banForever("")
 		MainRoom.broadcast(Devbot, u.Name+" has been banned automatically. ID: "+u.id)
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -586,14 +605,23 @@ func (u *User) close(msg string) {
 	u.room.broadcast("", Red.Paint(" <-- ")+msg)
 }
 
-func (u *User) ban(banner string) {
+func (u *User) banForever(banMsg string) {
+	u.ban(banMsg, false, time.Now())
+}
+
+func (u *User) banTemporarily(banMsg string, banDuration time.Duration) {
+	unbanTime := time.Now().Add(banDuration)
+	u.ban(banMsg, true, unbanTime)
+}
+
+func (u *User) ban(banMsg string, useTime bool, unbanTime time.Time) {
 	if u.addr == "" && u.id == "" {
 		return
 	}
-	Bans = append(Bans, Ban{u.addr, u.id})
+	Bans = append(Bans, Ban{u.addr, u.id, stripansi.Strip(u.Name), useTime, unbanTime})
 	saveBans()
 	uid := u.id
-	u.close(banner)
+	u.close(banMsg)
 	for i := range Rooms { // close all users that have this id (including this user)
 		for j := 0; j < len(Rooms[i].users); j++ {
 			if Rooms[i].users[j].id == uid {
@@ -875,9 +903,9 @@ func (u *User) repl() {
 			u.room.broadcast(Devbot, u.Name+", stop spamming or you could get banned.")
 		}
 		if AntispamMessages[u.id] >= 50 {
-			if !bansContains(Bans, u.addr, u.id) {
-				Bans = append(Bans, Ban{u.addr, u.id})
-				saveBans()
+			if getBan(Bans, u.addr, u.id) == nil {
+				oneMonth, _ := time.ParseDuration("730h")
+				u.banTemporarily("", oneMonth)
 			}
 			u.writeln(Devbot, "anti-spam triggered")
 			u.close(Red.Paint(u.Name + " has been banned for spamming"))
@@ -911,12 +939,12 @@ func calculateLinesTaken(u *User, s string, width int) {
 	//return lines
 }
 
-// bansContains reports if the addr or id is found in the bans list
-func bansContains(b []Ban, addr string, id string) bool {
+// getBan returns the ban element it it exist or nil otherwise
+func getBan(b []Ban, addr string, id string) *Ban {
 	for i := 0; i < len(b); i++ {
 		if b[i].Addr == addr || b[i].ID == id {
-			return true
+			return &b[i]
 		}
 	}
-	return false
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
index 58f13f35..e5015db0 100644
--- a/util.go
+++ b/util.go
@@ -418,12 +418,26 @@ func holidaysCheck(u *User) {
 }
 
 func printPrettyDuration(d time.Duration) string {
-	s := d.Round(time.Minute).String()
-	s = s[:len(s)-2] // cut off "0s" at the end
-	if s == "" {     // we cut off the seconds so if there's nothing in the string it means it was made of only seconds.
-		s = "< 1m"
+	seconds := int(d.Seconds())
+	minutes := seconds / 60
+	if minutes == 0 {
+		return "< 1m"
 	}
-	return s
+
+	hours := minutes / 60
+	minutes = minutes % 60
+	ret := fmt.Sprintf("%vm", minutes)
+	if hours == 0 {
+		return ret
+	}
+
+	days := hours / 24
+	hours = hours % 24
+	ret = fmt.Sprintf("%vh %v", hours, ret)
+	if days == 0 {
+		return ret
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%vd %v", days, ret)
 }
 
 func fmtTime(u *User, lastStamp time.Time) string {