diff --git a/tools/rebuild.php b/tools/rebuild.php
index 82df3e19..289523a1 100755
--- a/tools/rebuild.php
+++ b/tools/rebuild.php
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 require dirname(__FILE__) . '/inc/cli.php';
 
+require_once("inc/bans.php");
+
 $start = microtime(true);
 
 // parse command line