diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/vortex/commands/moderation/BanCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/vortex/commands/moderation/BanCmd.java
index f2e4b53..fecb38d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/vortex/commands/moderation/BanCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/vortex/commands/moderation/BanCmd.java
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
  */
 public class BanCmd extends ModCommand
 {
+    protected int daysToDelete = 1;
+    
     public BanCmd(Vortex vortex)
     {
         super(vortex, Permission.BAN_MEMBERS);
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@
             long uid = ids.get(i);
             String id = Long.toString(uid);
             boolean last = i+1 == ids.size();
-            event.getGuild().getController().ban(id, 1, reason).queue(success -> 
+            event.getGuild().getController().ban(id, daysToDelete, reason).queue(success -> 
             {
                 builder.append("\n").append(event.getClient().getSuccess()).append(" Successfully banned <@").append(id).append(">").append(time);
                 if(minutes>0)
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/vortex/commands/moderation/SilentbanCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/vortex/commands/moderation/SilentbanCmd.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e59ee70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/vortex/commands/moderation/SilentbanCmd.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2019 John Grosh (john.a.grosh@gmail.com).
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.jagrosh.vortex.commands.moderation;
+
+import com.jagrosh.vortex.Vortex;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author John Grosh (john.a.grosh@gmail.com)
+ */
+public class SilentbanCmd extends BanCmd
+{
+    public SilentbanCmd(Vortex vortex)
+    {
+        super(vortex);
+        this.name = "silentban";
+        this.aliases = new String[]{};
+        this.help = "bans users without deleting messages";
+        this.daysToDelete = 0;
+    }
+}