diff --git a/files/templates/comments.html b/files/templates/comments.html
index bf1a77c0df..395dd8f8ee 100644
--- a/files/templates/comments.html
+++ b/files/templates/comments.html
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
 					{% endfor %}
 				{% endif %}
 
-				{% if c.bannedfor and c.author.banned_by %}
+				{% if c.bannedfor %}
 					<a role="button"><i class="fad fa-gavel text-danger" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="bottom" data-bs-original-title="User was banned for this comment by @{{c.author.banned_by.username}}"></i></a>
 				{% endif %}
 				{% if c.active_flags %}<a class="btn btn-primary" style="padding:1px 5px; font-size:10px;" role="button" onclick="document.getElementById('flaggers-{{c.id}}').classList.toggle('d-none')">{{c.active_flags}} Reports</a>{% endif %}
diff --git a/files/templates/submission.html b/files/templates/submission.html
index 5fd5d0169d..82d104c628 100644
--- a/files/templates/submission.html
+++ b/files/templates/submission.html
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
 				<div id="post-content" class="{% if p.deleted_utc > 0 %}deleted {% endif %}card-block w-100 my-md-auto">
 
 					<div class="post-meta text-left mb-2">
-						{% if p.bannedfor and p.author.banned_by %}
+						{% if p.bannedfor %}
 							<a role="button"><i class="fad fa-gavel text-danger" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="bottom" data-bs-original-title="User was banned for this post by @{{p.author.banned_by.username}}"></i></a>
 						{% endif %}	
 
diff --git a/files/templates/submission_listing.html b/files/templates/submission_listing.html
index dc87c3bfc9..a916f0455b 100644
--- a/files/templates/submission_listing.html
+++ b/files/templates/submission_listing.html
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 		<div class="card-block text-left x-scroll-parent my-md-auto w-100">
 
 			<div class="post-meta text-left x-scroll mb-md-2">
-				{% if p.bannedfor and p.author.banned_by %}
+				{% if p.bannedfor %}
 					<a role="button"><i class="fad fa-gavel text-danger" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="bottom" data-bs-original-title="User was banned for this post by @{{p.author.banned_by.username}}"></i></a>
 				{% endif %}