diff --git a/code/modules/admin/IsBanned.dm b/code/modules/admin/IsBanned.dm
index 10a3774ae1..af3d1c5375 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/IsBanned.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/IsBanned.dm
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
 #define STICKYBAN_MAX_EXISTING_USER_MATCHES 5 //ie, users who were connected before the ban triggered
 #define STICKYBAN_MAX_ADMIN_MATCHES 2
 
-/world/IsBanned(key,address,computer_id)
+/world/IsBanned(key,address,computer_id,real_bans_only=FALSE)
 	if (!key || !address || !computer_id)
+		if(real_bans_only)
+			return FALSE
 		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.)")
 
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@
 				return list("reason"="whitelist", "desc" = "\nReason: You are not on the white list for this server")
 
 	//Guest Checking
-	if(IsGuestKey(key))
+	if(!real_bans_only && IsGuestKey(key))
 		if (CONFIG_GET(flag/guest_ban))
 			log_access("Failed Login: [key] - Guests not allowed")
 			return list("reason"="guest", "desc"="\nReason: Guests not allowed. Please sign in with a byond account.")
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@
 
 	//Population Cap Checking
 	var/extreme_popcap = CONFIG_GET(number/extreme_popcap)
-	if(extreme_popcap && living_player_count() >= extreme_popcap && !admin)
+	if(!real_bans_only && extreme_popcap && living_player_count() >= extreme_popcap && !admin)
 		log_access("Failed Login: [key] - Population cap reached")
 		return list("reason"="popcap", "desc"= "\nReason: [CONFIG_GET(string/extreme_popcap_message)]")
 
diff --git a/code/modules/goonchat/browserOutput.dm b/code/modules/goonchat/browserOutput.dm
index 408da4c401..602cef5f5e 100644
--- a/code/modules/goonchat/browserOutput.dm
+++ b/code/modules/goonchat/browserOutput.dm
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(iconCache, /savefile, new("data/iconCache.sav")) //Cache of ic
 				var/list/row = src.connectionHistory[i]
 				if (!row || row.len < 3 || (!row["ckey"] || !row["compid"] || !row["ip"])) //Passed malformed history object
 					return
-				if (world.IsBanned(row["ckey"], row["compid"], row["ip"]))
+				if (world.IsBanned(row["ckey"], row["compid"], row["ip"], real_bans_only=TRUE))
 					found = row
 					break