diff --git a/src/user.js b/src/user.js
index e4f2eb5f55..d04b7c8cce 100644
--- a/src/user.js
+++ b/src/user.js
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ var utils = require('../public/src/utils');
 
 	User.getUsers = function(uids, uid, callback) {
 		var fields = ['uid', 'username', 'userslug', 'picture', 'status', 'flags',
-			'banned', 'joindate', 'postcount', 'reputation', 'email:confirmed', 'lastonline'];
+			'banned', 'banned:expire', 'joindate', 'postcount', 'reputation', 'email:confirmed', 'lastonline'];
 
 		async.waterfall([
 			function (next) {
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ var utils = require('../public/src/utils');
 						user.joindateISO = utils.toISOString(user.joindate);
 						user.administrator = results.isAdmin[index];
 						user.banned = parseInt(user.banned, 10) === 1;
+						user.banned_until = parseInt(user['banned:expire'], 10) || 0;
+						user.banned_until_readable = user.banned_until ? new Date(user.banned_until).toString() : 'Not Banned';
 						user['email:confirmed'] = parseInt(user['email:confirmed'], 10) === 1;
 						user.lastonlineISO = utils.toISOString(user.lastonline) || user.joindateISO;
 					}
@@ -258,35 +260,6 @@ var utils = require('../public/src/utils');
 		});
 	};
 
-	User.isBanned = function(uid, callback) {
-		async.waterfall([
-			async.apply(User.getUserField, uid, 'banned'),
-			function(banned, next) {
-				banned = parseInt(banned, 10) === 1;
-				if (!banned) {
-					return next(null, banned);
-				} else {
-					// If they are banned, see if the ban has expired
-					db.sortedSetScore('users:banned:expire', uid, function(err, score) {
-						var stillBanned = !score || Date.now() < score;
-
-						if (!stillBanned) {
-							async.parallel([
-								async.apply(db.sortedSetRemove.bind(db), 'users:banned:expire', uid),
-								async.apply(db.sortedSetRemove.bind(db), 'users:banned', uid),
-								async.apply(User.setUserField, uid, 'banned', 0)
-							], function(err) {
-								next(err, false);
-							});
-						} else {
-							next(err, true);
-						}
-					});
-				}
-			}
-		], callback);
-	};
-
 	User.addInterstitials = function(callback) {
 		plugins.registerHook('core', {
 			hook: 'filter:register.interstitial',
diff --git a/src/user/admin.js b/src/user/admin.js
index cf09c0a4ed..e4384782ee 100644
--- a/src/user/admin.js
+++ b/src/user/admin.js
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 
 		if (until > 0 && Date.now() < until) {
 			tasks.push(async.apply(db.sortedSetAdd, 'users:banned:expire', until, uid));
+			tasks.push(async.apply(User.setUserField, uid, 'banned:expire', until));
 		} else {
 			until = 0;
 		}
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 	User.unban = function(uid, callback) {
 		async.waterfall([
 			function (next) {
-				User.setUserField(uid, 'banned', 0, next);
+				User.setUserFields(uid, {banned: 0, 'banned:expire': 0}, next);
 			},
 			function (next) {
 				db.sortedSetsRemove(['users:banned', 'users:banned:expire'], uid, next);
@@ -103,6 +104,32 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 		], callback);
 	};
 
+	User.isBanned = function(uid, callback) {
+		async.waterfall([
+			async.apply(User.getUserFields, uid, ['banned', 'banned:expire']),
+			function(userData, next) {
+				var banned = parseInt(userData.banned, 10) === 1;
+				if (!banned) {
+					return next(null, banned);
+				}
+
+				// If they are banned, see if the ban has expired
+				var stillBanned = !userData['banned:expire'] || Date.now() < userData['banned:expire'];
+
+				if (stillBanned) {
+					return next(null, true);
+				}
+				async.parallel([
+					async.apply(db.sortedSetRemove.bind(db), 'users:banned:expire', uid),
+					async.apply(db.sortedSetRemove.bind(db), 'users:banned', uid),
+					async.apply(User.setUserFields, uid, {banned:0, 'banned:expire': 0})
+				], function(err) {
+					next(err, false);
+				});
+			}
+		], callback);
+	};
+
 	User.resetFlags = function(uids, callback) {
 		if (!Array.isArray(uids) || !uids.length) {
 			return callback();
diff --git a/src/user/data.js b/src/user/data.js
index d5a25bf7b4..6f2a2dd4b7 100644
--- a/src/user/data.js
+++ b/src/user/data.js
@@ -55,18 +55,7 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 				return callback(err);
 			}
 
-			if (fields.indexOf('banned') !== -1) {
-				// Also retrieve ban expiry for these users
-				db.sortedSetScores('users:banned:expire', uids, function(err, scores) {
-					users.forEach(function(userObj, idx) {
-						userObj.banned_until = scores[idx] || 0;
-						userObj.banned_until_readable = scores[idx] ? new Date(scores[idx]).toString() : 'Not Banned';
-					});
-					modifyUserData(users, fieldsToRemove, callback);
-				});
-			} else {
-				modifyUserData(users, fieldsToRemove, callback);
-			}
+			modifyUserData(users, fieldsToRemove, callback);
 		});
 	};