diff --git a/server/filter.py b/server/filter.py
index 80433c01..66d3fbf0 100644
--- a/server/filter.py
+++ b/server/filter.py
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@ class Filter(JailThread):
 	# to enable banip fail2ban-client BAN command
 
 	def addBannedIP(self, ip):
+		if self.inIgnoreIPList(ip):
+			logSys.warning('Requested to manually ban an ignored IP ' + ip + '. User knows best. Proceeding to ban it.')
+
 		unixTime = MyTime.time()
 		for i in xrange(self.failManager.getMaxRetry()):
 			self.failManager.addFailure(FailTicket(ip, unixTime))