diff --git a/boards/middlewares.py b/boards/middlewares.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/middlewares.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+from django.shortcuts import redirect
+from boards import views, utils
+from boards.models import Ban
+
+
+class BanMiddleware:
+    """This is run before showing the thread. Banned users don't need to see
+    anything"""
+
+    def process_view(self, request, view_func, view_args, view_kwargs):
+
+        if view_func != views.you_are_banned:
+            ip = utils.get_client_ip(request)
+            is_banned = Ban.objects.filter(ip=ip).exists()
+
+            if is_banned:
+                return redirect(views.you_are_banned)
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diff --git a/boards/templates/boards/base.html b/boards/templates/boards/base.html
--- a/boards/templates/boards/base.html
+++ b/boards/templates/boards/base.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
           href="{{ STATIC_URL }}css/jquery.fancybox.css" media="all"/>
     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
-          href="{{ STATIC_URL }}css/{{ theme }}/base_page.css?3" media="all"/>
+          href="{{ STATIC_URL }}css/{{ theme }}/base_page.css?4" media="all"/>
     <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" href="rss/" title="
     {% trans 'Feed' %}"/>
 
diff --git a/boards/templates/boards/settings.html b/boards/templates/boards/settings.html
--- a/boards/templates/boards/settings.html
+++ b/boards/templates/boards/settings.html
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
         <form method="post">{% csrf_token %}
             {{ form.as_p }}
         <hr />
+        <input type="submit" value="{% trans "Save" %}" />
         </form>
     </div>
-    <input type="submit" value="{% trans "Save" %}" />
     </div>
 
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/boards/utils.py b/boards/utils.py
--- a/boards/utils.py
+++ b/boards/utils.py
@@ -62,3 +62,12 @@ def update_captcha_access(request, passe
 
     session[KEY_CAPTCHA_LAST_ACTIVITY] = int(time.time())
     session[KEY_CAPTCHA_DELAY_TIME] = delay_time
+
+
+def get_client_ip(request):
+    x_forwarded_for = request.META.get('HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR')
+    if x_forwarded_for:
+        ip = x_forwarded_for.split(',')[-1].strip()
+    else:
+        ip = request.META.get('REMOTE_ADDR')
+    return ip
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diff --git a/boards/views.py b/boards/views.py
--- a/boards/views.py
+++ b/boards/views.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from boards.forms import ThreadForm, Pos
 
 from boards.models import Post, Tag, Ban, User, RANK_USER, SETTING_MODERATE
 from boards import authors
+from boards.utils import get_client_ip
 import neboard
 
 
@@ -53,8 +54,8 @@ def index(request, page=0):
 def _new_post(request, form, thread_id=boards.models.NO_PARENT):
     """Add a new post (in thread or as a reply)."""
 
-    ip = _get_client_ip(request)
-    is_banned = Ban.objects.filter(ip=ip).count() > 0
+    ip = get_client_ip(request)
+    is_banned = Ban.objects.filter(ip=ip).exists()
 
     if is_banned:
         return redirect(you_are_banned)
@@ -319,15 +320,6 @@ def _get_theme(request, user=None):
     return theme
 
 
-def _get_client_ip(request):
-    x_forwarded_for = request.META.get('HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR')
-    if x_forwarded_for:
-        ip = x_forwarded_for.split(',')[-1].strip()
-    else:
-        ip = request.META.get('REMOTE_ADDR')
-    return ip
-
-
 def _init_default_context(request):
     """Create context with default values that are used in most views"""
 
diff --git a/neboard/settings.py b/neboard/settings.py
--- a/neboard/settings.py
+++ b/neboard/settings.py
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
     'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
     # Uncomment the next line for simple clickjacking protection:
-    # 'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
+    # 'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware'
+    'boards.middlewares.BanMiddleware',
 )
 
 ROOT_URLCONF = 'neboard.urls'