diff --git a/redbot/cogs/mod/mod.py b/redbot/cogs/mod/mod.py
index 09e0ecb36..5ce445126 100644
--- a/redbot/cogs/mod/mod.py
+++ b/redbot/cogs/mod/mod.py
@@ -436,7 +436,8 @@ class Mod:
         using this command"""
         author = ctx.author
         guild = ctx.guild
-
+        if not guild.me.guild_permissions.ban_members:
+            return await ctx.send(_("I lack the permissions to do this."))
         is_banned = False
         ban_list = await guild.bans()
         for entry in ban_list:
@@ -449,8 +450,10 @@ class Mod:
             return
 
         user = guild.get_member(user_id)
-        if user is None:
-            user = discord.Object(id=user_id)  # User not in the guild, but
+        if user is not None:
+            # Instead of replicating all that handling... gets attr from decorator
+            return await ctx.invoke(self.ban, user, None, reason=reason)
+        user = discord.Object(id=user_id)  # User not in the guild, but
 
         audit_reason = get_audit_reason(author, reason)
         queue_entry = (guild.id, user_id)