diff --git a/files/routes/awards.py b/files/routes/awards.py
index 95c545ced..483ee4901 100644
--- a/files/routes/awards.py
+++ b/files/routes/awards.py
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ def shop(v):
 @app.post("/buy/<award>")
 @auth_required
 def buy(v, award):
+	if award == 'benefactor' and not request.values.get("mb"):
+		return {"error": "You can only buy this award with marseybux."}, 403
+
 	AWARDS = deepcopy(AWARDS2)
 
 	if award not in AWARDS: abort(400)
diff --git a/files/templates/shop.html b/files/templates/shop.html
index 11bd77da4..03fc9e793 100644
--- a/files/templates/shop.html
+++ b/files/templates/shop.html
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 				<td style="font-weight: bold">{{a['owned']}}</td>
 				{% set kind = a['kind'] %}
 				<td style="font-weight: bold">
-					<a class="d-flex btn btn-success {% if v.coins < a['price'] %}disabled{% endif %}" role="button" onclick="post_toast('/buy/{{kind}}')"><span class="m-auto">Buy</span></a>
+					{% if a['kind'] != "benefactor" %}<a class="d-flex btn btn-success {% if v.coins < a['price'] %}disabled{% endif %}" role="button" onclick="post_toast('/buy/{{kind}}')"><span class="m-auto">Buy</span></a>{% endif %}
 					{% if a['kind'] != "grass" %}<a class="d-flex marseybux btn btn-success {% if v.procoins < a['price'] %}disabled{% endif %}" role="button" onclick="post_toast('/buy/{{kind}}?mb=true')"><span class="m-auto">Buy with Marseybux</span></a>{% endif %}
 				</td>
 			</tr>