diff --git a/inc/bans.php b/inc/bans.php
index 313b3b50..975bf462 100644
--- a/inc/bans.php
+++ b/inc/bans.php
@@ -349,12 +349,13 @@ class Bans {
 		rebuildThemes('bans');
 	}
 
-	static public function purge($require_seen) {
+	static public function purge($require_seen, $moratorium) {
 		if ($require_seen) {
-			$query = prepare("DELETE FROM ``bans`` WHERE `expires` IS NOT NULL AND `expires` < :curr_time AND `seen` = 1");
+			$query = prepare("DELETE FROM ``bans`` WHERE `expires` IS NOT NULL AND `expires` + :moratorium < :curr_time AND `seen` = 1");
 		} else {
-			$query = prepare("DELETE FROM ``bans`` WHERE `expires` IS NOT NULL AND `expires` < :curr_time");
+			$query = prepare("DELETE FROM ``bans`` WHERE `expires` IS NOT NULL AND `expires` + :moratorium < :curr_time");
 		}
+		$query->bindValue(':moratorium', $moratorium);
 		$query->bindValue(':curr_time', time());
 		$query->execute() or error(db_error($query));
 
diff --git a/inc/config.php b/inc/config.php
index 5e96d097..f2604e70 100644
--- a/inc/config.php
+++ b/inc/config.php
@@ -1457,8 +1457,7 @@
     // Enable the moving of single replies
     $config['move_replies'] = false;
 
-    // How often (minimum) to purge the ban list of expired bans (which have been seen). Only works when
-    //  $config['cache'] is enabled and working.
+    // How often (minimum) to purge the ban list of expired bans (which have been seen).
     $config['purge_bans'] = 60 * 60 * 12; // 12 hours
 
     // Do DNS lookups on IP addresses to get their hostname for the moderator IP pages (?/IP/x.x.x.x).
diff --git a/inc/functions.php b/inc/functions.php
index ba17441c..644cefbe 100644
--- a/inc/functions.php
+++ b/inc/functions.php
@@ -908,12 +908,12 @@ function checkBan($board = false) {
 		if ($config['cache']['enabled']) {
 			$last_time_purged = cache::get('purged_bans_last');
 			if ($last_time_purged !== false && time() - $last_time_purged > $config['purge_bans']) {
-				Bans::purge($config['require_ban_view']);
+				Bans::purge($config['require_ban_view'], $config['purge_bans']);
 				cache::set('purged_bans_last', time());
 			}
 		} else {
 			// Purge every time.
-			Bans::purge($config['require_ban_view']);
+			Bans::purge($config['require_ban_view'], $config['purge_bans']);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tools/maintenance.php b/tools/maintenance.php
index cdc1089d..3db3ea98 100644
--- a/tools/maintenance.php
+++ b/tools/maintenance.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ require dirname(__FILE__) . '/inc/cli.php';
 
 echo "Clearing expired bans...";
 $start = microtime(true);
-$deleted_count = Bans::purge($config['require_ban_view']);
+$deleted_count = Bans::purge($config['require_ban_view'], $config['purge_bans']);
 $delta = microtime(true) - $start;
 echo "Deleted $deleted_count expired bans in $delta seconds!";
 modLog("Deleted expired bans in {$delta}s with tools/maintenance.php");