diff --git a/code/game/antagonist/antagonist_helpers.dm b/code/game/antagonist/antagonist_helpers.dm
index dd836aee026..987afa846bc 100644
--- a/code/game/antagonist/antagonist_helpers.dm
+++ b/code/game/antagonist/antagonist_helpers.dm
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /datum/antagonist/proc/can_become_antag(var/datum/mind/player, var/ignore_role)
 	if (!player.current)
 		return 0
-	if(player.current && jobban_isbanned(player.current, bantype))
+	if(jobban_isbanned(player.current, bantype) || jobban_isbanned(player.current, "Antagonist"))
 		return 0
 	if(!ignore_role)
 		if(player.assigned_role in restricted_jobs)
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/banjob.dm b/code/modules/admin/banjob.dm
index 45435caf4fa..7097d74968d 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/banjob.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/banjob.dm
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ var/jobban_keylist[0]		//to store the keys & ranks
 //returns a reason if M is banned from rank, returns 0 otherwise
 /proc/jobban_isbanned(mob/M, rank)
 	if(M && rank)
-		/*
-		if(_jobban_isbanned(M, rank)) return "Reason Unspecified"	//for old jobban
-		*/
-
 		if (guest_jobbans(rank))
 			if(config.guest_jobban && IsGuestKey(M.key))
 				return "Guest Job-ban"
diff --git a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/antagonism/01_candidacy.dm b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/antagonism/01_candidacy.dm
index 6147a905b52..346b3c4ea27 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preference_setup/antagonism/01_candidacy.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preference_setup/antagonism/01_candidacy.dm
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@
 /datum/category_item/player_setup_item/antagonism/candidacy/content(var/mob/user)
 	. += "<b>Special Role Availability:</b><br>"
 	. += "<table>"
+	var/is_global_banned = jobban_isbanned(preference_mob(), "Antagonist")
 	for(var/antag_type in all_antag_types)
 		var/datum/antagonist/antag = all_antag_types[antag_type]
 		. += "<tr><td>[antag.role_text]: </td><td>"
-		if(jobban_isbanned(preference_mob(), antag.bantype))
+		if(is_global_banned || jobban_isbanned(preference_mob(), antag.bantype))
 			. += "<span class='danger'>\[BANNED\]</span><br>"
 		else if(antag.role_type in pref.be_special_role)
 			. += "<b>Yes</b> / <a href='?src=\ref[src];del_special=[antag.role_type]'>No</a></br>"