diff --git a/src/nim_censor_bot.nim b/src/nim_censor_bot.nim
index 431cc7e..b718c8c 100644
--- a/src/nim_censor_bot.nim
+++ b/src/nim_censor_bot.nim
@@ -69,11 +69,12 @@ proc updateHandler(b: Telebot, u: Update): Future[bool] {.async, gcsafe.} =
       if message == "/start":
         discard await b.sendMessage(response.chat.id, "Hey, To create a censored post, you can share any album, video, photo, gif, sticker, etc. The messages could then be forwarded to any chat for them to view")
       elif message.contains("/ban"):
-        let user = message.split(" ")
-        var BannedUser = NewBannedUsers(int64(parseInt(user[1])), epochTime(), "permanent")
-        with dbConn:
-          insert BannedUser
-        discard await b.sendMessage(response.chat.id, "Banned!")
+        if $response.chat.id in AdminID:
+          let user = message.split(" ")
+          var BannedUser = NewBannedUsers(int64(parseInt(user[1])), epochTime(), "permanent")
+          with dbConn:
+            insert BannedUser
+          discard await b.sendMessage(response.chat.id, "Banned!")
       elif message.contains("/start"):
         let deeplink = message.split(" ")
         if not dbConn.exists(CensoredData, "fhash = ?", deeplink[1]):