diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/banUserId.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/banUserId.ts
index a0eab649..bb7f691e 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/banUserId.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/banUserId.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export async function banUserId(
       error: "Invalid user",
     };
   }
-  if (reason) reason = parseReason(config, reason);
+  reason &&= parseReason(config, reason);
 
   // Attempt to message the user *before* banning them, as doing it after may not be possible
   let notifyResult: UserNotificationResult = { method: null, success: true };