diff --git a/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/banning/Ban.java b/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/banning/Ban.java
index 0dc1e56e..a5811b34 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/banning/Ban.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/banning/Ban.java
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ public class Ban
         dedupeIps();
         this.by = by;
         this.at = at;
+        if (expire == null)
+        {
+            expire = FUtil.parseDateOffset("24h");
+        }
         this.expiryUnix = FUtil.getUnixTime(expire);
         this.reason = reason;
     }