diff --git a/src/engine/server.h b/src/engine/server.h
index 3f4125478..9f2f25f0f 100644
--- a/src/engine/server.h
+++ b/src/engine/server.h
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ public:
 	virtual int GetAuthedState(int ClientID) = 0;
 	virtual const char *GetAuthName(int ClientID) = 0;
 	virtual void Kick(int ClientID, const char *pReason) = 0;
+	virtual void Ban(int ClientID, int seconds, const char *pReason) = 0;
+
 
 	virtual void DemoRecorder_HandleAutoStart() = 0;
 	virtual bool DemoRecorder_IsRecording() = 0;
diff --git a/src/engine/server/server.cpp b/src/engine/server/server.cpp
index f8567aa5c..ded127146 100644
--- a/src/engine/server/server.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/server/server.cpp
@@ -428,6 +428,13 @@ void CServer::Kick(int ClientID, const char *pReason)
 	m_NetServer.Drop(ClientID, pReason);
 }
 
+void CServer::Ban(int ClientID, int seconds, const char *pReason)
+{
+	NETADDR Addr;
+	GetClientAddr(ClientID, &Addr);
+	m_NetServer.NetBan()->BanAddr(&Addr, seconds, pReason);
+}
+
 /*int CServer::Tick()
 {
 	return m_CurrentGameTick;
diff --git a/src/engine/server/server.h b/src/engine/server/server.h
index bce48a96e..8703404ac 100644
--- a/src/engine/server/server.h
+++ b/src/engine/server/server.h
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void SetClientScore(int ClientID, int Score);
 
 	void Kick(int ClientID, const char *pReason);
+	void Ban(int ClientID, int seconds, const char *pReason);
 
 	void DemoRecorder_HandleAutoStart();
 	bool DemoRecorder_IsRecording();
diff --git a/src/game/server/gamecontext.cpp b/src/game/server/gamecontext.cpp
index abc4dc0dc..5ddad8690 100644
--- a/src/game/server/gamecontext.cpp
+++ b/src/game/server/gamecontext.cpp
@@ -1804,13 +1804,7 @@ void CGameContext::OnMessage(int MsgID, CUnpacker *pUnpacker, int ClientID)
 			if(g_Config.m_SvBotVersionNumbers != '\0' && IsBotVersion(Version))
 			{
 				if(g_Config.m_SvBotPunishment)
-				{
-					char aBuf[128];
-					NETADDR Addr;
-					Server()->GetClientAddr(ClientID, &Addr);
-					str_format(aBuf, sizeof(aBuf), "ban %d %d %s", ClientID, g_Config.m_SvBotPunishment, "bot client");
-					Console()->ExecuteLine(aBuf);
-				}
+					Server()->Ban(ClientID, g_Config.m_SvBotPunishment * 60, "bot client");
 				else
 					Server()->Kick(ClientID, "bot client");
 			}