diff --git a/code/modules/admin/topic.dm b/code/modules/admin/topic.dm
index 3093d959d6d..152c67b95f6 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/topic.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/topic.dm
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@
 				feedback_inc("ban_appearance",1)
 				DB_ban_record(BANTYPE_APPEARANCE, M, -1, reason)
 				appearance_fullban(M, "[reason]; By [usr.ckey] on [time2text(world.realtime)]")
-				add_note(M.ckey, "Appearance banned - [reason]", null, usr, 0)
+				add_note(M.ckey, "Appearance banned - [reason]", null, usr.ckey, 0)
 				message_admins("<span class='adminnotice'>[key_name_admin(usr)] appearance banned [key_name_admin(M)]</span>")
 				M << "<span class='boldannounce'><BIG>You have been appearance banned by [usr.client.ckey].</BIG></span>"
 				M << "<span class='boldannounce'>The reason is: [reason]</span>"
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@
 							msg = job
 						else
 							msg += ", [job]"
-					add_note(M.ckey, "Banned  from [msg] - [reason]", null, usr, 0)
+					add_note(M.ckey, "Banned  from [msg] - [reason]", null, usr.ckey, 0)
 					message_admins("<span class='adminnotice'>[key_name_admin(usr)] banned [key_name_admin(M)] from [msg] for [mins] minutes</span>")
 					M << "<span class='boldannounce'><BIG>You have been jobbanned by [usr.client.ckey] from: [msg].</BIG></span>"
 					M << "<span class='boldannounce'>The reason is: [reason]</span>"
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@
 							jobban_fullban(M, job, "[reason]; By [usr.ckey] on [time2text(world.realtime)]")
 							if(!msg)	msg = job
 							else		msg += ", [job]"
-						add_note(M.ckey, "Banned  from [msg] - [reason]", null, usr, 0)
+						add_note(M.ckey, "Banned  from [msg] - [reason]", null, usr.ckey, 0)
 						message_admins("<span class='adminnotice'>[key_name_admin(usr)] banned [key_name_admin(M)] from [msg]</span>")
 						M << "<span class='boldannounce'><BIG>You have been jobbanned by [usr.client.ckey] from: [msg].</BIG></span>"
 						M << "<span class='boldannounce'>The reason is: [reason]</span>"