diff --git a/templates/mod/ban_form.html b/templates/mod/ban_form.html
index b79c8ee1..1f940ff8 100644
--- a/templates/mod/ban_form.html
+++ b/templates/mod/ban_form.html
@@ -61,25 +61,25 @@
 				<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>
 			<td>
 				<ul style="list-style:none;padding:2px 5px">
 					<li>
-						<input type="radio" name="board" value="*" id="ban-allboards" checked> 
+						<input type="radio" name="board" value="*" id="ban-allboards"{% if not board %} checked{% endif %}>
 						<label style="display:inline" for="ban-allboards">
 							<em>{% trans 'all boards' %}</em>
 						</label>
 					</li>
 					
-					{% for board in boards %}
+					{% for b in boards %}
 						<li>
-							<input type="radio" name="board" value="{{ board.uri }}" id="ban-board-{{ board.uri }}"> 
-							<label style="display:inline" for="ban-board-{{ board.uri }}">
-								{{ config.board_abbreviation|sprintf(board.uri) }} - {{ board.title|e }}
+							<input type="radio" name="board" value="{{ b.uri }}" id="ban-board-{{ b.uri }}"{% if board == b.uri %} checked{% endif %}>
+							<label style="display:inline" for="ban-board-{{ b.uri }}">
+								{{ config.board_abbreviation|sprintf(b.uri) }} - {{ b.title|e }}
 							</label>
 						</li>
 					{% endfor %}