diff --git a/Chanban/chanban.tcl b/Chanban/chanban.tcl
index de090c4..e778b3e 100644
--- a/Chanban/chanban.tcl
+++ b/Chanban/chanban.tcl
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ namespace eval cmgmt {
     #	9 nick!*@*.host
     variable banMask "2"
 
+    # Masks to protect from bans
+    variable protectMasks {
+        "*!*@services.ptirc.org"
+    }
+
     # Mask type to use to track hostmasks that should not trigger auto adding bans
     # Same type as banMask
     variable noAddType "1"
@@ -114,7 +119,7 @@ namespace eval cmgmt {
             return 0
         }
 
-        if {$nick ne "$::botnick" && $nick ni $::cmgmt::noAddNicks && $hostmask ni $::cmgmt::noAddMasks} {
+        if {$nick ne "$::botnick" && $nick ni $::cmgmt::noAddNicks && $hostmask ni $::cmgmt::noAddMasks && $hostmask ni $::cmgmt::protectMasks} {
             # We also need to deal with the addition of extbans, since we don't deal with them internally
             if {[matchstr "~*" $target] && ![isban $target $chan]} {
                 newchanban $chan $target $nick EXTBAN 0 sticky
@@ -193,12 +198,19 @@ namespace eval cmgmt {
         }
 
         if {[isop $target $chan] || [matchattr [nick2hand $target] o|o $chan]} {
-            putserv "NOTICE $nick :You can't use this command on $target."
+            putserv "NOTICE $nick :You can't use this command on the nick $target."
             return 0
         }
 
         set bhost [string trim [getchanhost $target $chan] ~]
 
+        foreach pmask $::cmgmt::protectMasks {
+            if {[matchstr $pmask "${target}!$bhost"]} {
+                putserv "NOTICE $nick :You can't use this command on the nick $target."
+                return 0
+            }
+        }
+
         if {[matchstr "uid*" $bhost] || [matchstr "sid*" $bhost]} {
             set banmask *!*$bhost
         } else {
@@ -237,12 +249,19 @@ namespace eval cmgmt {
         }
 
         if {[isop $target $chan] || [matchattr [nick2hand $target] o|o $chan]} {
-            putserv "NOTICE $nick :You can't use this command on $target."
+            putserv "NOTICE $nick :You can't use this command on the nick $target."
             return 0
         }
 
         set bhost [string trim [getchanhost $target $chan] ~]
 
+        foreach pmask $::cmgmt::protectMasks {
+            if {[matchstr $pmask "${target}!$bhost"]} {
+                putserv "NOTICE $nick :You can't use this command on the nick $target."
+                return 0
+            }
+        }
+
         if {[matchstr "uid*" $bhost] || [matchstr "sid*" $bhost]} {
             set banmask *!*$bhost
         } else {
@@ -281,7 +300,7 @@ namespace eval cmgmt {
         }
 
         if {[isop $target $chan] || [matchattr [nick2hand $target] o|o $chan]} {
-            putserv "NOTICE $nick :You can't use this command on $target."
+            putserv "NOTICE $nick :You can't use this command on the nick $target."
             return 0
         }
 
@@ -471,12 +490,19 @@ namespace eval cmgmt {
         }
 
         if {[isop $target $chan] || [matchattr [nick2hand $target] o|o $chan]} {
-            putserv "PRIVMSG $nick :You can't use this command on $target."
+            putserv "PRIVMSG $nick :You can't use this command on the nick $target."
             return 0
         }
 
         set bhost [string trim [getchanhost $target $chan] ~]
 
+        foreach pmask $::cmgmt::protectMasks {
+            if {[matchstr $pmask "${target}!$bhost"]} {
+                putserv "PRIVMSG $nick :You can't use this command on the nick $target."
+                return 0
+            }
+        }
+
         if {[matchstr "uid*" $bhost] || [matchstr "sid*" $bhost]} {
             set banmask *!*$bhost
         } else {
@@ -527,12 +553,19 @@ namespace eval cmgmt {
         }
 
         if {[isop $target $chan] || [matchattr [nick2hand $target] o|o $chan]} {
-            putserv "PRIVMSG $nick :You can't use this command on $target."
+            putserv "PRIVMSG $nick :You can't use this command on the nick $target."
             return 0
         }
 
         set bhost [string trim [getchanhost $target $chan] ~]
 
+        foreach pmask $::cmgmt::protectMasks {
+            if {[matchstr $pmask "${target}!$bhost"]} {
+                putserv "PRIVMSG $nick :You can't use this command on the nick $target."
+                return 0
+            }
+        }
+
         if {[matchstr "uid*" $bhost] || [matchstr "sid*" $bhost]} {
             set banmask *!*$bhost
         } else {
@@ -583,7 +616,7 @@ namespace eval cmgmt {
         }
 
         if {[isop $target $chan] || [matchattr [nick2hand $target] o|o $chan]} {
-            putserv "PRIVMSG $nick :You can't use this command on $target."
+            putserv "PRIVMSG $nick :You can't use this command on the nick $target."
             return 0
         }
         putkick $chan $target $::cmgmt::kickReason