diff --git a/templates/mod/ban_form.html b/templates/mod/ban_form.html
index 8bc4a5c8..1f940ff8 100644
--- a/templates/mod/ban_form.html
+++ b/templates/mod/ban_form.html
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@
 				<label for="length">{% trans 'Length' %}</label>
 			</th>
 			<td>
-				<input type="text" name="length" id="length" size="20" maxlength="43"> 
-					<span class="unimportant">(eg. "2d1h30m" or "2 days")</span></td>
+				<input type="text" name="length" id="length" size="20" maxlength="43" value="1h"> 
+					<span class="unimportant">(eg. "2d1h30m" or "2 days", empty is permaban)</span></td>
 			</tr>
 		<tr>
 			<th>{% trans 'Board' %}</th>