diff --git a/files/routes/front.py b/files/routes/front.py
index 4d872377c..8e74b0bb6 100644
--- a/files/routes/front.py
+++ b/files/routes/front.py
@@ -186,9 +186,11 @@ def frontlist(v=None, sort="hot", page=1, t="all", ids_only=True, filter_words='
 	if random.random() < 0.004:
 		for post in posts:
 			if post.author and post.author.shadowbanned:
+				rand = random.randint(5,20)
+				if post.score > rand: continue
 				rand = random.randint(500,1400)
 				vote = Vote(user_id=rand,
-					vote_type=random.choice([-1, 1]),
+					vote_type=random.choice([-1, 1, 1, 1, 1]),
 					submission_id=post.id)
 				g.db.add(vote)
 				try: g.db.flush()
diff --git a/files/routes/posts.py b/files/routes/posts.py
index bdc088225..0539b2de8 100644
--- a/files/routes/posts.py
+++ b/files/routes/posts.py
@@ -166,9 +166,11 @@ def post_id(pid, anything=None, v=None):
 		if random.random() < 0.02:
 			for comment in comments:
 				if comment.author and comment.author.shadowbanned:
+					rand = random.randint(5,20)
+					if comment.score > rand: continue
 					rand = random.randint(500,1400)
 					vote = CommentVote(user_id=rand,
-						vote_type=random.choice([-1, 1]),
+						vote_type=random.choice([-1, 1, 1, 1, 1]),
 						comment_id=comment.id)
 					g.db.add(vote)
 					try: g.db.flush()