diff --git a/src/Automod/ModAction/BanUser/AbstractBanUserModAction.php b/src/Automod/ModAction/BanUser/AbstractBanUserModAction.php
index 1ec91a7..dfa3a7f 100644
--- a/src/Automod/ModAction/BanUser/AbstractBanUserModAction.php
+++ b/src/Automod/ModAction/BanUser/AbstractBanUserModAction.php
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ public function getDescription(): ?string
 
     public function shouldRun(object $object): bool
     {
+        $author = $this->getAuthor($object);
+        if ($author->banned) {
+            return false;
+        }
         foreach ($this->getTextsToCheck($object) as $text) {
             if ($text === null) {
                 continue;
@@ -50,7 +54,7 @@ public function shouldRun(object $object): bool
             }
         }
 
-        if ($this->findMatchingUsernameRule($this->getAuthor($object)->name)) {
+        if ($this->findMatchingUsernameRule($author->name)) {
             return true;
         }