diff --git a/code/modules/admin/topic.dm b/code/modules/admin/topic.dm
index 2742e36dd7d..8c6163c5443 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/topic.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/topic.dm
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@
 							msg = job
 						else
 							msg += ", [job]"
-					add_note(M.last_known_ckey, "Banned  from [msg] - [reason]", null, usr.ckey, 0)
+					add_note(M.last_known_ckey, "Banned from [msg] - [reason]", null, usr.ckey, 0, public = TRUE)
 					message_admins("<span class='notice'>[key_name_admin(usr)] banned [key_name_admin(M)] from [msg] for [mins] minutes</span>", 1)
 
 					// Reload their job ban holder (refresh this round)
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@
 								msg = job
 							else
 								msg += ", [job]"
-						add_note(M.last_known_ckey, "Banned  from [msg] - [reason]", null, usr.ckey, 0)
+						add_note(M.last_known_ckey, "Banned  from [msg] - [reason]", null, usr.ckey, 0, public = TRUE)
 						message_admins("<span class='notice'>[key_name_admin(usr)] banned [key_name_admin(M)] from [msg]</span>", 1)
 
 						// Reload their job ban holder (refresh this round)