diff --git a/boards/config/default_settings.ini b/boards/config/default_settings.ini
--- a/boards/config/default_settings.ini
+++ b/boards/config/default_settings.ini
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Autoban = false
 DefaultTag = test
 MaxFileCount = 5
 AdditionalSpoilerSpaces = false
+BanWhitelist = 127.0.0.1
 
 [Messages]
 # Thread bumplimit
diff --git a/boards/settings.py b/boards/settings.py
--- a/boards/settings.py
+++ b/boards/settings.py
@@ -27,3 +27,7 @@ def get_list_dict(section, name):
     return [item.split(':') for item in str_dict.split(',')]
 
 
+def get_list(section, name):
+    str_list = get(section, name)
+    return str_list.split(',')
+
diff --git a/boards/views/base.py b/boards/views/base.py
--- a/boards/views/base.py
+++ b/boards/views/base.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from django.db import transaction
 from django.views.generic import View
 
-from boards import utils
+from boards import utils, settings
 from boards.models.user import Ban
 
 
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ class BaseBoardView(View):
         """
 
         ip = utils.get_client_ip(request)
-        ban, created = Ban.objects.get_or_create(ip=ip)
-        if created:
-            ban.can_read = False
-            ban.reason = BAN_REASON_SPAM
-        ban.save()
+        whitelist = settings.get_list('Forms', 'BanWhitelist')
+        if not ip in whitelist:
+            ban, created = Ban.objects.get_or_create(ip=ip)
+            if created:
+                ban.can_read = False
+                ban.reason = BAN_REASON_SPAM
+            ban.save()