diff --git a/payphone/bot.py b/payphone/bot.py
index e60609c..fad71f0 100644
--- a/payphone/bot.py
+++ b/payphone/bot.py
@@ -177,7 +177,14 @@ class Payphone(commands.AutoShardedBot):
 
         if duration is not None:
             last_ban = (
-                await models.Ban.filter(user_id=user_id)
+                await models.Ban.filter(
+                    expressions.Q(
+                        expires_at=None,
+                        expires_at__gt=datetime.now(timezone.utc),
+                        join_type="OR",
+                    ),
+                    user_id=user_id,
+                )
                 .order_by("-created_at")
                 .limit(1)
                 .first()