diff --git a/app.rb b/app.rb
index 6eb1122d..ebd4969b 100644
--- a/app.rb
+++ b/app.rb
@@ -234,7 +234,8 @@ post '/admin/banhammer' do
 
   DB.transaction {
     FileUtils.mv site_base_path(site.username), File.join(settings.public_folder, 'banned_sites', site.username)
-    site.update is_banned: true
+    site.is_banned = true
+    site.save(validate: false)
   }
 
   flash[:success] = 'MISSION ACCOMPLISHED'
diff --git a/models/site.rb b/models/site.rb
index d3f3c5ed..14d8194a 100644
--- a/models/site.rb
+++ b/models/site.rb
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class Site < Sequel::Model
       errors.add :over_capacity, 'We are currently at capacity, and cannot create your home page. We will fix this shortly. Please come back later and try again, our apologies.'
     end
 
-    if values[:username].nil? || values[:username].empty? || values[:username].match(BAD_USERNAME_REGEX) # || USERNAME_SHITLIST.include?(values[:username])
+    if new? && (values[:username].nil? || values[:username].empty? || values[:username].match(BAD_USERNAME_REGEX)) # || USERNAME_SHITLIST.include?(values[:username])
       errors.add :username, 'A valid username is required.'
     end
 
diff --git a/views/admin.slim b/views/admin.slim
index 0b2f5ad3..f5bfb637 100644
--- a/views/admin.slim
+++ b/views/admin.slim
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@
   .span6
     h2 Banned Terrorists
     - @banned_sites.each do |banned_site|
-      = banned_site.username
\ No newline at end of file
+      = banned_site.username
+      br