diff --git a/functions/api/appeals/[id]/ban.ts b/functions/api/appeals/[id]/ban.ts
index b501f8d..2ff9310 100644
--- a/functions/api/appeals/[id]/ban.ts
+++ b/functions/api/appeals/[id]/ban.ts
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ export async function onRequestPost(context: RequestContext) {
       status: 400,
     });
 
-  await context.env.DATA.put(
-    `appealban_${context.data.targetId}`,
-    JSON.stringify({ moderator: currentUser.id }),
-  );
+  await context.env.D1.prepare(
+    "INSERT INTO appeal_bans (created_at, created_by, user) VALUES (?, ?, ?);",
+  )
+    .bind(Date.now(), context.data.current_user.id, context.data.targetId)
+    .run();
+
   await fetch(context.env.APPEALS_WEBHOOK, {
     body: JSON.stringify({
       embeds: [
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ export async function onRequestPost(context: RequestContext) {
           fields: [
             {
               name: "Moderator",
-              value: `${currentUser.username}#${currentUser.discriminator} (${currentUser.id})`,
+              value: `${currentUser.username} (${currentUser.id})`,
             },
           ],
         },
diff --git a/functions/api/appeals/submit.ts b/functions/api/appeals/submit.ts
index 491bf2f..8b3d389 100644
--- a/functions/api/appeals/submit.ts
+++ b/functions/api/appeals/submit.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,13 @@ export async function onRequestPost(context: RequestContext) {
       status: 403,
     });
 
-  if (await context.env.DATA.get(`appealban_${currentUser.id}`)) {
+  if (
+    (
+      await context.env.D1.prepare("SELECT * FROM appeal_bans WHERE user = ?;")
+        .bind(currentUser.id)
+        .run()
+    ).results.length
+  ) {
     await context.env.DATA.put(`blockedappeal_${currentUser.id}`, "1", {
       metadata: { email: currentUser.email },
     });