diff --git a/src/redux/session.js b/src/redux/session.js
index f7193d808..2986d19cc 100644
--- a/src/redux/session.js
+++ b/src/redux/session.js
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ module.exports.selectIsLoggedIn = state => !!get(state, ['session', 'session', '
module.exports.selectUsername = state => get(state, ['session', 'session', 'user', 'username'], null);
module.exports.selectToken = state => get(state, ['session', 'session', 'user', 'token'], null);
module.exports.selectIsAdmin = state => get(state, ['session', 'session', 'permissions', 'admin'], false);
+module.exports.selectBannedUser = state => get(state, ['session', 'session', 'user'], false);
module.exports.selectIsSocial = state => get(state, ['session', 'session', 'permissions', 'social'], false);
module.exports.selectIsEducator = state => get(state, ['session', 'session', 'permissions', 'educator'], false);
module.exports.selectProjectCommentsGloballyEnabled = state =>
diff --git a/src/views/bad-username-splash/bad-username-splash.jsx b/src/views/bad-username-splash/bad-username-splash.jsx
index 170c9a499..98c568e2b 100644
--- a/src/views/bad-username-splash/bad-username-splash.jsx
+++ b/src/views/bad-username-splash/bad-username-splash.jsx
@@ -148,10 +148,12 @@ const BannedSplash = ({hasSession, user, adminMessages, getAdminMessages}) => {
nextButton={