diff --git a/phpBB/adm/style/acp_ban.html b/phpBB/adm/style/acp_ban.html
index 71c737de70..9e9f05120a 100644
--- a/phpBB/adm/style/acp_ban.html
+++ b/phpBB/adm/style/acp_ban.html
@@ -13,27 +13,34 @@
 
 	var ban_length = new Array();
 		ban_length[-1] = '';
-	<!-- BEGIN ban_length -->
-		ban_length['{ban_length.BAN_ID}'] = '{ban_length.A_LENGTH}';
-	<!-- END ban_length -->
-
 	var ban_reason = new Array();
 		ban_reason[-1] = '';
-	<!-- BEGIN ban_reason -->
-		ban_reason['{ban_reason.BAN_ID}'] = '{ban_reason.A_REASON}';
-	<!-- END ban_reason -->
-
 	var ban_give_reason = new Array();
 		ban_give_reason[-1] = '';
-	<!-- BEGIN ban_give_reason -->
-		ban_give_reason['{ban_give_reason.BAN_ID}'] = '{ban_give_reason.A_REASON}';
-	<!-- END ban_give_reason -->
+
+	<!-- BEGIN bans -->
+		ban_length['{bans.BAN_ID}'] = '{bans.A_LENGTH}';
+		<!-- IF bans.A_REASON -->
+			ban_reason['{bans.BAN_ID}'] = '{bans.A_REASON}';
+		<!-- ENDIF -->
+		<!-- IF bans.A_GIVE_REASON -->
+			ban_give_reason['{bans.BAN_ID}'] = '{bans.A_GIVE_REASON}';
+		<!-- ENDIF -->
+	<!-- END bans -->
 
 	function display_details(option)
 	{
-		document.getElementById('acp_unban').unbangivereason.innerHTML = ban_give_reason[option];
-		document.getElementById('acp_unban').unbanreason.innerHTML = ban_reason[option];
-		document.getElementById('acp_unban').unbanlength.value = ban_length[option];
+		document.getElementById('unbanlength').value = ban_length[option];
+		if (option in ban_reason) {
+			document.getElementById('unbanreason').innerHTML = ban_reason[option];
+		} else {
+			document.getElementById('unbanreason').innerHTML = '';
+		}
+		if (option in ban_give_reason) {
+			document.getElementById('unbangivereason').innerHTML = ban_give_reason[option];
+		} else {
+			document.getElementById('unbangivereason').innerHTML = '';
+		}
 	}
 
 // ]]>
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_ban.php b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_ban.php
index 7cc6741e23..361ef2666c 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_ban.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_ban.php
@@ -176,8 +176,6 @@ class acp_ban
 		$result = $db->sql_query($sql);
 
 		$banned_options = $excluded_options = array();
-		$ban_length = $ban_reasons = $ban_give_reasons = array();
-
 		while ($row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result))
 		{
 			$option = '<option value="' . $row['ban_id'] . '">' . $row[$field] . '</option>';
@@ -196,60 +194,31 @@ class acp_ban
 			if ($time_length == 0)
 			{
 				// Banned permanently
-				$ban_length[$row['ban_id']] = $user->lang['PERMANENT'];
+				$ban_length = $user->lang['PERMANENT'];
 			}
 			else if (isset($ban_end_text[$time_length]))
 			{
 				// Banned for a given duration
-				$ban_length[$row['ban_id']] = sprintf($user->lang['BANNED_UNTIL_DURATION'], $ban_end_text[$time_length], $user->format_date($row['ban_end'], false, true));
+				$ban_length = $user->lang('BANNED_UNTIL_DURATION', $ban_end_text[$time_length], $user->format_date($row['ban_end'], false, true));
 			}
 			else
 			{
 				// Banned until given date
-				$ban_length[$row['ban_id']] = sprintf($user->lang['BANNED_UNTIL_DATE'], $user->format_date($row['ban_end'], false, true));
+				$ban_length = $user->lang('BANNED_UNTIL_DATE', $user->format_date($row['ban_end'], false, true));
 			}
 
-			$ban_reasons[$row['ban_id']] = $row['ban_reason'];
-			$ban_give_reasons[$row['ban_id']] = $row['ban_give_reason'];
+			$template->assign_block_vars('bans', array(
+				'BAN_ID'		=> (int) $row['ban_id'],
+				'LENGTH'		=> $ban_length,
+				'A_LENGTH'		=> addslashes($ban_length),
+				'REASON'		=> $row['ban_reason'],
+				'A_REASON'		=> addslashes($row['ban_reason']),
+				'GIVE_REASON'	=> $row['ban_give_reason'],
+				'A_GIVE_REASON'	=> addslashes($row['ban_give_reason']),
+			));
 		}
 		$db->sql_freeresult($result);
 
-		if (sizeof($ban_length))
-		{
-			foreach ($ban_length as $ban_id => $length)
-			{
-				$template->assign_block_vars('ban_length', array(
-					'BAN_ID'	=> (int) $ban_id,
-					'LENGTH'	=> $length,
-					'A_LENGTH'	=> addslashes($length),
-				));
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (sizeof($ban_reasons))
-		{
-			foreach ($ban_reasons as $ban_id => $reason)
-			{
-				$template->assign_block_vars('ban_reason', array(
-					'BAN_ID'	=> $ban_id,
-					'REASON'	=> $reason,
-					'A_REASON'	=> addslashes($reason),
-				));
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (sizeof($ban_give_reasons))
-		{
-			foreach ($ban_give_reasons as $ban_id => $reason)
-			{
-				$template->assign_block_vars('ban_give_reason', array(
-					'BAN_ID'	=> $ban_id,
-					'REASON'	=> $reason,
-					'A_REASON'	=> addslashes($reason),
-				));
-			}
-		}
-
 		$options = '';
 		if ($excluded_options)
 		{
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/mcp_ban.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/mcp_ban.html
index 9504d16284..5a7eaa7840 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/mcp_ban.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/mcp_ban.html
@@ -5,27 +5,34 @@
 
 	var ban_length = new Array();
 		ban_length[-1] = '';
-	<!-- BEGIN ban_length -->
-		ban_length['{ban_length.BAN_ID}'] = '{ban_length.A_LENGTH}';
-	<!-- END ban_length -->
-
 	var ban_reason = new Array();
 		ban_reason[-1] = '';
-	<!-- BEGIN ban_reason -->
-		ban_reason['{ban_reason.BAN_ID}'] = '{ban_reason.A_REASON}';
-	<!-- END ban_reason -->
-
 	var ban_give_reason = new Array();
 		ban_give_reason[-1] = '';
-	<!-- BEGIN ban_give_reason -->
-		ban_give_reason['{ban_give_reason.BAN_ID}'] = '{ban_give_reason.A_REASON}';
-	<!-- END ban_give_reason -->
+
+	<!-- BEGIN bans -->
+		ban_length['{bans.BAN_ID}'] = '{bans.A_LENGTH}';
+		<!-- IF bans.A_REASON -->
+			ban_reason['{bans.BAN_ID}'] = '{bans.A_REASON}';
+		<!-- ENDIF -->
+		<!-- IF bans.A_GIVE_REASON -->
+			ban_give_reason['{bans.BAN_ID}'] = '{bans.A_GIVE_REASON}';
+		<!-- ENDIF -->
+	<!-- END bans -->
 
 	function display_details(option)
 	{
-		document.getElementById('unbangivereason').innerHTML = ban_give_reason[option];
-		document.getElementById('unbanreason').innerHTML = ban_reason[option];
 		document.getElementById('unbanlength').innerHTML = ban_length[option];
+		if (option in ban_reason) {
+			document.getElementById('unbanreason').innerHTML = ban_reason[option];
+		} else {
+			document.getElementById('unbanreason').innerHTML = '';
+		}
+		if (option in ban_give_reason) {
+			document.getElementById('unbangivereason').innerHTML = ban_give_reason[option];
+		} else {
+			document.getElementById('unbangivereason').innerHTML = '';
+		}
 	}
 
 // ]]>
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/mcp_ban.html b/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/mcp_ban.html
index b6d77c5709..cc24d21d73 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/mcp_ban.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/mcp_ban.html
@@ -5,27 +5,34 @@
 
 	var ban_length = new Array();
 		ban_length[-1] = '';
-	<!-- BEGIN ban_length -->
-		ban_length['{ban_length.BAN_ID}'] = '{ban_length.A_LENGTH}';
-	<!-- END ban_length -->
-
 	var ban_reason = new Array();
 		ban_reason[-1] = '';
-	<!-- BEGIN ban_reason -->
-		ban_reason['{ban_reason.BAN_ID}'] = '{ban_reason.A_REASON}';
-	<!-- END ban_reason -->
-
 	var ban_give_reason = new Array();
 		ban_give_reason[-1] = '';
-	<!-- BEGIN ban_give_reason -->
-		ban_give_reason['{ban_give_reason.BAN_ID}'] = '{ban_give_reason.A_REASON}';
-	<!-- END ban_give_reason -->
+
+	<!-- BEGIN bans -->
+		ban_length['{bans.BAN_ID}'] = '{bans.A_LENGTH}';
+		<!-- IF bans.A_REASON -->
+			ban_reason['{bans.BAN_ID}'] = '{bans.A_REASON}';
+		<!-- ENDIF -->
+		<!-- IF bans.A_GIVE_REASON -->
+			ban_give_reason['{bans.BAN_ID}'] = '{bans.A_GIVE_REASON}';
+		<!-- ENDIF -->
+	<!-- END bans -->
 
 	function display_details(option)
 	{
-		document.getElementById('mcp_ban').unbangivereason.value = ban_give_reason[option];
-		document.getElementById('mcp_ban').unbanreason.value = ban_reason[option];
 		document.getElementById('mcp_ban').unbanlength.value = ban_length[option];
+		if (option in ban_reason) {
+			document.getElementById('mcp_ban').unbanreason.value = ban_reason[option];
+		} else {
+			document.getElementById('mcp_ban').unbanreason.value = '';
+		}
+		if (option in ban_give_reason) {
+			document.getElementById('mcp_ban').unbangivereason.value = ban_give_reason[option];
+		} else {
+			document.getElementById('mcp_ban').unbangivereason.value = '';
+		}
 	}
 
 // ]]>