diff --git a/code/modules/admin/IsBanned.dm b/code/modules/admin/IsBanned.dm
index 55ba7c263f4..a99b5450825 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/IsBanned.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/IsBanned.dm
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ world/IsBanned(key, address, computer_id, check_ipintel = TRUE)
 				var/appealmessage = ""
 				if(config.banappeals)
 					appealmessage = " You may appeal it at <a href='[config.banappeals]'>[config.banappeals]</a>."
-				expires = " This is a non-expiring ban.[appealmessage]"
+				expires = " This ban does not expire automatically and must be appealed. [appealmessage]"
 
 			var/desc = "\nReason: You, or another user of this computer or connection ([pckey]) is banned from playing here. The ban reason is:\n[reason]\nThis ban was applied by [ackey] on [bantime].[expires]"
 
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/topic.dm b/code/modules/admin/topic.dm
index a27b1d07f34..85d835651e3 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/topic.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/topic.dm
@@ -1015,14 +1015,14 @@
 					return
 				AddBan(M.ckey, M.computer_id, reason, usr.ckey, 0, 0, M.lastKnownIP)
 				to_chat(M, "<span class='warning'><BIG><B>You have been banned by [usr.client.ckey].\nReason: [reason].</B></BIG></span>")
-				to_chat(M, "<span class='warning'>This is a non-expiring ban.</span>")
+				to_chat(M, "<span class='warning'>This ban does not expire automatically and must be appealed.</span>")
 				if(config.banappeals)
 					to_chat(M, "<span class='warning'>To try to resolve this matter head to [config.banappeals]</span>")
 				else
 					to_chat(M, "<span class='warning'>No ban appeals URL has been set.</span>")
-				ban_unban_log_save("[usr.client.ckey] has permabanned [M.ckey]. - Reason: [reason] - This is a non-expiring ban.")
-				log_admin("[key_name(usr)] has banned [M.ckey].\nReason: [reason]\nThis is a non-expiring ban.")
-				message_admins("<span class='notice'>[key_name_admin(usr)] has banned [M.ckey].\nReason: [reason]\nThis is a non-expiring ban.</span>")
+				ban_unban_log_save("[usr.client.ckey] has permabanned [M.ckey]. - Reason: [reason] - This ban does not expire automatically and must be appealed.")
+				log_admin("[key_name(usr)] has banned [M.ckey].\nReason: [reason]\nThis ban does not expire automatically and must be appealed.")
+				message_admins("<span class='notice'>[key_name_admin(usr)] has banned [M.ckey].\nReason: [reason]\nThis ban does not expire automatically and must be appealed.</span>")
 				feedback_inc("ban_perma",1)
 				DB_ban_record(BANTYPE_PERMA, M, -1, reason)