diff --git a/lib/philomena/bans.ex b/lib/philomena/bans.ex
index ee463130..767658e3 100644
--- a/lib/philomena/bans.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena/bans.ex
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ defmodule Philomena.Bans do
       Fingerprint
       |> select([f], %{
         reason: f.reason,
+        note: f.note,
         valid_until: f.valid_until,
         generated_ban_id: f.generated_ban_id,
         type: ^"FingerprintBan"
@@ -374,6 +375,7 @@ defmodule Philomena.Bans do
       Subnet
       |> select([s], %{
         reason: s.reason,
+        note: s.note,
         valid_until: s.valid_until,
         generated_ban_id: s.generated_ban_id,
         type: ^"SubnetBan"
@@ -390,6 +392,7 @@ defmodule Philomena.Bans do
       User
       |> select([u], %{
         reason: u.reason,
+        note: u.note,
         valid_until: u.valid_until,
         generated_ban_id: u.generated_ban_id,
         type: ^"UserBan"
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/plugs/current_ban_plug.ex b/lib/philomena_web/plugs/current_ban_plug.ex
index db7837c0..39f8d556 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/plugs/current_ban_plug.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/plugs/current_ban_plug.ex
@@ -27,6 +27,25 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.CurrentBanPlug do
 
     ban = Bans.exists_for?(user, ip, fingerprint)
 
-    Conn.assign(conn, :current_ban, ban)
+    cond do
+      discourage?(ban) ->
+        Conn.register_before_send(conn, fn conn ->
+          :timer.sleep(normal_time())
+
+          pass(error?(), conn)
+        end)
+
+      true ->
+        Conn.assign(conn, :current_ban, ban)
+    end
   end
+
+  defp discourage?(%{note: note}) when is_binary(note), do: String.contains?(note, "discourage")
+  defp discourage?(_ban), do: false
+
+  defp normal_time, do: trunc(:rand.normal(10_000, 5_000))
+  defp error?, do: :rand.uniform() < 0.05
+
+  defp pass(false, conn), do: conn
+  defp pass(_true, _conn), do: nil
 end