diff --git a/code/modules/admin/DB_ban/functions.dm b/code/modules/admin/DB_ban/functions.dm
index dccfaf411e2..3427df551d8 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/DB_ban/functions.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/DB_ban/functions.dm
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@
 			var/bantype  = query_search_bans.item[3]
 			var/reason = query_search_bans.item[4]
 			var/job = query_search_bans.item[5]
-			var/duration = query_search_bans.item[6]
+			var/duration = text2num(query_search_bans.item[6])
 			var/expiration = query_search_bans.item[7]
 			var/ban_key = query_search_bans.item[8]
 			var/a_key = query_search_bans.item[9]
@@ -521,15 +521,15 @@
 				if("PERMABAN")
 					typedesc = "<font color='red'><b>PERMABAN</b></font>"
 				if("TEMPBAN")
-					typedesc = "<b>TEMPBAN</b><br><font size='2'>([duration] minutes [(unbanned) ? "" : "(<a href=\"byond://?src=[REF(src)];[HrefToken()];dbbanedit=duration;dbbanid=[banid]\">Edit</a>))"]<br>Expires [expiration]</font>"
+					typedesc = "<b>TEMPBAN</b><br><font size='2'>([DisplayTimeText(duration MINUTES)] [(unbanned) ? "" : "(<a href=\"byond://?src=[REF(src)];[HrefToken()];dbbanedit=duration;dbbanid=[banid]\">Edit</a>))"]<br>Expires [expiration]</font>"
 				if("JOB_PERMABAN")
 					typedesc = "<b>JOBBAN</b><br><font size='2'>([job])"
 				if("JOB_TEMPBAN")
-					typedesc = "<b>TEMP JOBBAN</b><br><font size='2'>([job])<br>([duration] minutes [(unbanned) ? "" : "(<a href=\"byond://?src=[REF(src)];[HrefToken()];dbbanedit=duration;dbbanid=[banid]\">Edit</a>))"]<br>Expires [expiration]"
+					typedesc = "<b>TEMP JOBBAN</b><br><font size='2'>([job])<br>([DisplayTimeText(duration MINUTES)] [(unbanned) ? "" : "(<a href=\"byond://?src=[REF(src)];[HrefToken()];dbbanedit=duration;dbbanid=[banid]\">Edit</a>))"]<br>Expires [expiration]"
 				if("ADMIN_PERMABAN")
 					typedesc = "<b>ADMIN PERMABAN</b>"
 				if("ADMIN_TEMPBAN")
-					typedesc = "<b>ADMIN TEMPBAN</b><br><font size='2'>([duration] minutes [(unbanned) ? "" : "(<a href=\"byond://?src=[REF(src)];[HrefToken()];dbbanedit=duration;dbbanid=[banid]\">Edit</a>))"]<br>Expires [expiration]</font>"
+					typedesc = "<b>ADMIN TEMPBAN</b><br><font size='2'>([DisplayTimeText(duration MINUTES)] [(unbanned) ? "" : "(<a href=\"byond://?src=[REF(src)];[HrefToken()];dbbanedit=duration;dbbanid=[banid]\">Edit</a>))"]<br>Expires [expiration]</font>"
 
 			output += "<tr bgcolor='[dcolor]'>"
 			output += "<td align='center'>[typedesc]</td>"
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/topic.dm b/code/modules/admin/topic.dm
index bec7767c1ae..cfc8c0c343e 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/topic.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/topic.dm
@@ -1004,23 +1004,24 @@
 					if(!severity)
 						return
 					var/msg
+					var/fancy_jobban_duration = DisplayTimeText(mins MINUTES)
 					for(var/job in notbannedlist)
 						if(!DB_ban_record(BANTYPE_JOB_TEMP, M, mins, reason, job))
 							to_chat(usr, "<span class='danger'>Failed to apply ban.</span>")
 							return
 						if(M.client)
 							jobban_buildcache(M.client)
-						ban_unban_log_save("[key_name(usr)] temp-jobbanned [key_name(M)] from [job] for [mins] minutes. reason: [reason]")
-						log_admin_private("[key_name(usr)] temp-jobbanned [key_name(M)] from [job] for [mins] minutes.")
+						ban_unban_log_save("[key_name(usr)] temp-jobbanned [key_name(M)] from [job] for [fancy_jobban_duration]. reason: [reason]")
+						log_admin_private("[key_name(usr)] temp-jobbanned [key_name(M)] from [job] for [fancy_jobban_duration].")
 						if(!msg)
 							msg = job
 						else
 							msg += ", [job]"
 					create_message("note", M.key, null, "Banned  from [msg] - [reason]", null, null, 0, 0, null, 0, severity)
-					message_admins("<span class='adminnotice'>[key_name_admin(usr)] banned [key_name_admin(M)] from [msg] for [mins] minutes.</span>")
+					message_admins("<span class='adminnotice'>[key_name_admin(usr)] banned [key_name_admin(M)] from [msg] for [fancy_jobban_duration].</span>")
 					to_chat(M, "<span class='boldannounce'><BIG>You have been [(msg == ("ooc" || "appearance")) ? "banned" : "jobbanned"] by [usr.client.key] from: [msg].</BIG></span>")
 					to_chat(M, "<span class='boldannounce'>The reason is: [reason]</span>")
-					to_chat(M, "<span class='danger'>This jobban will be lifted in [mins] minutes.</span>")
+					to_chat(M, "<span class='danger'>This jobban will be lifted in [fancy_jobban_duration].</span>")
 					href_list["jobban2"] = 1 // lets it fall through and refresh
 					return 1
 				if("No")
diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
index 552325d57da..37e4476d26e 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
@@ -949,13 +949,13 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
 		if(query_get_jobban.NextRow())
 			var/reason = query_get_jobban.item[1]
 			var/bantime = query_get_jobban.item[2]
-			var/duration = query_get_jobban.item[3]
+			var/duration = text2num(query_get_jobban.item[3])
 			var/expiration_time = query_get_jobban.item[4]
 			var/admin_key = query_get_jobban.item[5]
 			var/text
 			text = "<span class='redtext'>You, or another user of this computer, ([user.key]) is banned from playing [job]. The ban reason is:<br>[reason]<br>This ban was applied by [admin_key] on [bantime]"
-			if(text2num(duration) > 0)
-				text += ". The ban is for [duration] minutes and expires on [expiration_time] (server time)"
+			if(duration > 0)
+				text += ". The ban is for [DisplayTimeText(duration MINUTES)] and expires on [expiration_time] (server time)"
 			text += ".</span>"
 			to_chat(user, text)
 		qdel(query_get_jobban)