diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 5bdd3fc0..c6e68b10 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -229,6 +229,10 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   end
   # endregion
 
+  def permanently_banned?
+    bans.current.first&.permanent? || false
+  end
+
   def banned?
     self.bans.current.count > 0
   end
diff --git a/app/views/modal/_ban.haml b/app/views/modal/_ban.haml
index e532c822..6bf8c900 100644
--- a/app/views/modal/_ban.haml
+++ b/app/views/modal/_ban.haml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
           .modal-body
             = f.check_box :ban, label: t('views.modal.bancontrol.ban'), checked: user.banned?
             #ban-controls{ class: user.banned? ? '' : 'd-none' }
-              = f.check_box :permaban, label: t('views.modal.bancontrol.permanent'), checked: user.permanent?
-              #ban-controls-time{ class: user.permanent? ? 'd-none' : '' }
+              = f.check_box :permaban, label: t('views.modal.bancontrol.permanent'), checked: user.permanently_banned?
+              #ban-controls-time{ class: user.permanently_banned? ? 'd-none' : '' }
                 = f.text_field :duration, label: '', required: true
                 .form-check.form-check-inline
                   = f.radio_button :duration_unit, 'hours', label: 'Hours', checked: true