diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/ServerSource/Networking/Primitives/Peers/Server/ServerPeer.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/ServerSource/Networking/Primitives/Peers/Server/ServerPeer.cs
index ebe1a4ac5..e249c0e8a 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/ServerSource/Networking/Primitives/Peers/Server/ServerPeer.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/ServerSource/Networking/Primitives/Peers/Server/ServerPeer.cs
@@ -211,12 +211,6 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Networking
             if (result.Bool())
                 goto ignore;
 
-            if (IsPendingClientBanned(pendingClient, out string banReason))
-            {
-                RemovePendingClient(pendingClient, DisconnectReason.Banned, banReason);
-                return;
-            }
-
             if (connectedClients.Count >= serverSettings.MaxPlayers)
             {
                 RemovePendingClient(pendingClient, DisconnectReason.ServerFull, "");
@@ -224,6 +218,12 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Networking
 
             ignore:
 
+            if (IsPendingClientBanned(pendingClient, out string banReason))
+            {
+                RemovePendingClient(pendingClient, DisconnectReason.Banned, banReason);
+                return;
+            }
+
             if (pendingClient.InitializationStep == ConnectionInitialization.Success)
             {
                 NetworkConnection newConnection = pendingClient.Connection;