diff --git a/src/commands/ban.ts b/src/commands/ban.ts
index 4d7e46f..4562e1d 100644
--- a/src/commands/ban.ts
+++ b/src/commands/ban.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import moment, { unitOfTime } from 'moment';
-import { Message } from 'eris';
+import { Message, User } from 'eris';
 import { Client, Command } from '../class';
 
 export default class Ban extends Command {
@@ -17,16 +17,35 @@ export default class Ban extends Command {
     try {
       // @ts-ignore
       const member = this.client.util.resolveMember(args[0], message.channel.guild);
-      if (!member) return message.channel.createMessage(`***${this.client.util.emojis.ERROR} Cannot find member.***`);
-      if (!this.client.util.moderation.checkPermissions(member, message.member)) return message.channel.createMessage(`***${this.client.util.emojis.ERROR} Permission denied.***`);
+      let user: User;
+      if (!member) {
+        try {
+          user = await this.client.getRESTUser(args[0]);
+        } catch {
+          return message.channel.createMessage(`***${this.client.util.emojis.ERROR} Cannot find user.***`);
+        }
+      }
+      try {
+        await this.client.guilds.get(this.client.config.guildID).getBan(args[0]);
+        return message.channel.createMessage(`***${this.client.util.emojis.ERROR} This user is already banned.***`);
+      } catch {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-expressions
+        undefined;
+      }
+      if (member && !this.client.util.moderation.checkPermissions(member, message.member)) return message.channel.createMessage(`***${this.client.util.emojis.ERROR} Permission denied.***`);
       message.delete();
 
-      const lockLength = args[1].match(/[a-z]+|[^a-z]+/gi);
-      const length = Number(lockLength[0]);
-      const unit = lockLength[1] as unitOfTime.Base;
-      const momentMilliseconds = moment.duration(length, unit).asMilliseconds();
-      const reason = momentMilliseconds ? args.slice(2).join(' ') : args.slice(1).join(' ');
-      return await this.client.util.moderation.ban(member, message.member, momentMilliseconds, reason);
+      let momentMilliseconds: number;
+      let reason: string;
+      if (args.length > 1) {
+        const lockLength = args[1].match(/[a-z]+|[^a-z]+/gi);
+        const length = Number(lockLength[0]);
+        const unit = lockLength[1] as unitOfTime.Base;
+        momentMilliseconds = moment.duration(length, unit).asMilliseconds();
+        reason = momentMilliseconds ? args.slice(2).join(' ') : args.slice(1).join(' ');
+      }
+      await this.client.util.moderation.ban(user, message.member, momentMilliseconds, reason);
+      return message.channel.createMessage(`***${this.client.util.emojis.SUCCESS} ${user.username}#${user.id} has been banned.***`);
     } catch (err) {
       return this.client.util.handleError(err, message, this, false);
     }
diff --git a/src/commands/unban.ts b/src/commands/unban.ts
index 2d1702e..34efd89 100644
--- a/src/commands/unban.ts
+++ b/src/commands/unban.ts
@@ -17,14 +17,20 @@ export default class Unban extends Command {
       // @ts-ignore
       let user: User;
       try {
-        await this.client.getRESTUser(args[0]);
+        user = await this.client.getRESTUser(args[0]);
       } catch {
         return message.channel.createMessage(`***${this.client.util.emojis.ERROR} Could find find user.***`);
       }
       try {
         if (await this.client.getRESTGuildMember(this.client.config.guildID, args[0])) return message.channel.createMessage(`***${this.client.util.emojis.ERROR} This member exists in the server.***`);
       } catch {
-        return message.channel.createMessage(`***${this.client.util.emojis.ERROR} This member exists in the server.***`);
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-expressions
+        undefined;
+      }
+      try {
+        await this.client.guilds.get(this.client.config.guildID).getBan(args[0]);
+      } catch {
+        return message.channel.createMessage(`***${this.client.util.emojis.ERROR} This user is not banned.***`);
       }
       if (!user) return message.channel.createMessage(`***${this.client.util.emojis.ERROR} Unable to locate user.***`);
       message.delete();