diff --git a/code/modules/admin/IsBanned.dm b/code/modules/admin/IsBanned.dm
index 7565d710091..c8ae67d4cab 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/IsBanned.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/IsBanned.dm
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ world/IsBanned(key,address,computer_id)
 		log_access("Failed Login (invalid data): [key] [address]-[computer_id]")
 		return list("reason"="invalid login data", "desc"="Error: Could not check ban status, please try again. Error message: Your computer provided invalid or blank information to the server on connection (BYOND Username, IP, and Computer ID). Provided information for reference: Username: '[key]' IP: '[address]' Computer ID: '[computer_id]'. If you continue to get this error, please restart byond or contact byond support.")
 
-	if (computer_id == 2147483647) //this cid causes stickybans to go haywire
+	if (text2num(computer_id) == 2147483647) //this cid causes stickybans to go haywire
 		log_access("Failed Login (invalid cid): [key] [address]-[computer_id]")
 		return list("reason"="invalid login data", "desc"="Error: Could not check ban status, Please try again. Error message: Your computer provided an invalid Computer ID.")
 	var/admin = 0