diff --git a/files/templates/admin/shadowbanned.html b/files/templates/admin/shadowbanned.html
index 9af91f3f8..3bab313db 100644
--- a/files/templates/admin/shadowbanned.html
+++ b/files/templates/admin/shadowbanned.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 		<td {% if user.last_active %}data-time="{{user.last_active}}"{% endif %}></td>
 		<td>{{user.truescore}}</td>
 		<td><a href="/@{{user.shadowbanner}}">{{user.shadowbanner}}</a></td>
-		<td>{% if user.ban_reason %}{{user.ban_reason}}{% endif %}</td>
+		<td>{% if user.ban_reason %}{{user.ban_reason | safe}}{% else %}<span class="text-muted" style="font-style:italic;">No reason</span>{% endif %}</td>
 	</tr>
 {% endfor %}
 </table>
diff --git a/files/templates/banned.html b/files/templates/banned.html
index 10b1f1fe6..7cc5735ce 100644
--- a/files/templates/banned.html
+++ b/files/templates/banned.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 			<td {% if user.last_active %}data-time="{{user.last_active}}"{% endif %}></td>
 		{%- endif %}
 		<td>{{user.truescore}}</td>
-		<td>{% if user.ban_reason %}{{user.ban_reason}}{% endif %}</td>
+		<td>{% if user.ban_reason %}{{user.ban_reason | safe}}{% else %}<span class="text-muted" style="font-style:italic;">No reason</span>{% endif %}</td>
 		{% with user=user.banned_by %}
 		<td data-sort-key="{{user.username.lower() if user else ''}}">
 			{% include "user_in_table.html" %}