diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandban.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandban.java
index 3c31469e3..776f4ab55 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandban.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandban.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class Commandban extends EssentialsCommand
 		server.getLogger().log(Level.INFO, _("playerBanned", senderName, user.getName(), banReason));
 		
 		if (nomatch) {
-			sender.sendMessage(_("userUnknown", user.getName()));
+			sender.sendMessage(_("userUnknown", args[0]));
 		}
 
 		for (Player onlinePlayer : server.getOnlinePlayers())