diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 517810ac4..cc1e7bf5c 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -2456,7 +2456,11 @@
         },
         onerror: function() {
           QR.status();
-          return QR.error('Connection error with sys.4chan.org.');
+          return QR.error($.el('a', {
+            href: '//www.4chan.org/banned',
+            target: '_blank',
+            textContent: 'Connection error, or you are banned.'
+          }));
         }
       };
       opts = {
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index dcd054683..60b11aa6d 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -1909,7 +1909,10 @@ QR =
         # Connection error, or
         # CORS disabled error on www.4chan.org/banned
         QR.status()
-        QR.error 'Connection error with sys.4chan.org.'
+        QR.error $.el 'a',
+          href: '//www.4chan.org/banned',
+          target: '_blank',
+          textContent: 'Connection error, or you are banned.'
     opts =
       form: $.formData post
       upCallbacks: