diff --git a/src/engine/server/server.cpp b/src/engine/server/server.cpp
index 6a9fdde9f..85278f82e 100644
--- a/src/engine/server/server.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/server/server.cpp
@@ -2888,9 +2888,10 @@ int CServer::Run()
 						}
 					}
 
-					if(m_aClients[ClientId].m_DnsblState == CClient::DNSBL_STATE_BLACKLISTED &&
-						Config()->m_SvDnsblBan)
-						m_NetServer.NetBan()->BanAddr(m_NetServer.ClientAddr(ClientId), 60 * 10, "VPN detected, try connecting without. Contact admin if mistaken");
+					if(m_aClients[ClientId].m_DnsblState == CClient::DNSBL_STATE_BLACKLISTED && Config()->m_SvDnsblBan)
+					{
+						m_NetServer.NetBan()->BanAddr(m_NetServer.ClientAddr(ClientId), 60 * 10, Config()->m_SvDnsblBanReason);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h b/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
index c87739589..f9df0aad1 100644
--- a/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
+++ b/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ MACRO_CONFIG_STR(SvDnsblHost, sv_dnsbl_host, 128, "", CFGFLAG_SERVER, "Hostname
 MACRO_CONFIG_STR(SvDnsblKey, sv_dnsbl_key, 128, "", CFGFLAG_SERVER | CFGFLAG_NONTEEHISTORIC, "Optional Authentication Key for the specified DNSBL provider")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(SvDnsblVote, sv_dnsbl_vote, 0, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_SERVER, "Block votes by blacklisted addresses")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(SvDnsblBan, sv_dnsbl_ban, 0, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_SERVER, "Automatically ban blacklisted addresses")
+MACRO_CONFIG_STR(SvDnsblBanReason, sv_dnsbl_ban_reason, 128, "VPN detected, try connecting without. Contact admin if mistaken", CFGFLAG_SERVER, "Ban reason for 'sv_dnsbl_ban'")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(SvDnsblChat, sv_dnsbl_chat, 0, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_SERVER, "Don't allow chat from blacklisted addresses")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(SvRconVote, sv_rcon_vote, 0, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_SERVER, "Only allow authed clients to call votes")
 
diff --git a/src/engine/shared/netban.cpp b/src/engine/shared/netban.cpp
index 71b9f589b..204ad7ccd 100644
--- a/src/engine/shared/netban.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/shared/netban.cpp
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ int CNetBan::Ban(T *pBanPool, const typename T::CDataType *pData, int Seconds, c
 	{
 		// adjust the ban
 		pBanPool->Update(pBan, &Info);
-		char aBuf[128];
+		char aBuf[256];
 		MakeBanInfo(pBan, aBuf, sizeof(aBuf), MSGTYPE_LIST);
 		Console()->Print(IConsole::OUTPUT_LEVEL_STANDARD, "net_ban", aBuf);
 		return 1;
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ int CNetBan::Ban(T *pBanPool, const typename T::CDataType *pData, int Seconds, c
 	pBan = pBanPool->Add(pData, &Info, &NetHash);
 	if(pBan)
 	{
-		char aBuf[128];
+		char aBuf[256];
 		MakeBanInfo(pBan, aBuf, sizeof(aBuf), MSGTYPE_BANADD);
 		Console()->Print(IConsole::OUTPUT_LEVEL_STANDARD, "net_ban", aBuf);
 		return 0;
diff --git a/src/engine/shared/netban.h b/src/engine/shared/netban.h
index 1b1157daa..876892534 100644
--- a/src/engine/shared/netban.h
+++ b/src/engine/shared/netban.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ protected:
 		enum
 		{
 			EXPIRES_NEVER = -1,
-			REASON_LENGTH = 64,
+			REASON_LENGTH = 128,
 		};
 		int64_t m_Expires;
 		char m_aReason[REASON_LENGTH];
diff --git a/src/engine/shared/network_conn.cpp b/src/engine/shared/network_conn.cpp
index 2689f8808..32b16a069 100644
--- a/src/engine/shared/network_conn.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/shared/network_conn.cpp
@@ -321,10 +321,10 @@ int CNetConnection::Feed(CNetPacketConstruct *pPacket, NETADDR *pAddr, SECURITY_
 				m_State = NET_CONNSTATE_ERROR;
 				m_RemoteClosed = 1;
 
-				char aStr[128] = {0};
+				char aStr[256] = {0};
 				if(pPacket->m_DataSize > 1)
 				{
-					// make sure to sanitize the error string form the other party
+					// make sure to sanitize the error string from the other party
 					str_copy(aStr, (char *)&pPacket->m_aChunkData[1], minimum(pPacket->m_DataSize, (int)sizeof(aStr)));
 					str_sanitize_cc(aStr);
 				}
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ int CNetConnection::Update()
 		if(Now - pResend->m_FirstSendTime > time_freq() * g_Config.m_ConnTimeout)
 		{
 			m_State = NET_CONNSTATE_ERROR;
-			char aBuf[512];
+			char aBuf[128];
 			str_format(aBuf, sizeof(aBuf), "Too weak connection (not acked for %d seconds)", g_Config.m_ConnTimeout);
 			SetError(aBuf);
 			m_TimeoutSituation = true;