diff --git a/server/src/api/comment.rs b/server/src/api/comment.rs
index a18ba762..e3189d43 100644
--- a/server/src/api/comment.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/comment.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 use crate::{
-  api::{get_user_from_jwt, get_user_from_jwt_opt, is_mod_or_admin, APIError, Oper, Perform},
+  api::{
+    check_community_ban,
+    get_user_from_jwt,
+    get_user_from_jwt_opt,
+    is_mod_or_admin,
+    APIError,
+    Oper,
+    Perform,
+  },
   apub::{ApubLikeableType, ApubObjectType},
   blocking,
   websocket::{
@@ -13,7 +21,6 @@ use crate::{
 use lemmy_db::{
   comment::*,
   comment_view::*,
-  community_view::*,
   moderator::*,
   post::*,
   site_view::*,
@@ -145,13 +152,7 @@ impl Perform for Oper<CreateComment> {
     let post_id = data.post_id;
     let post = blocking(pool, move |conn| Post::read(conn, post_id)).await??;
 
-    let community_id = post.community_id;
-    let user_id = user.id;
-    let is_banned =
-      move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityUserBanView::get(conn, user_id, community_id).is_ok();
-    if blocking(pool, is_banned).await? {
-      return Err(APIError::err("community_ban").into());
-    }
+    check_community_ban(user.id, post.community_id, pool).await?;
 
     // Check if post is locked, no new comments
     if post.locked {
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ impl Perform for Oper<CreateComment> {
     let like_form = CommentLikeForm {
       comment_id: inserted_comment.id,
       post_id: data.post_id,
-      user_id,
+      user_id: user.id,
       score: 1,
     };
 
@@ -203,6 +204,7 @@ impl Perform for Oper<CreateComment> {
 
     updated_comment.send_like(&user, &self.client, pool).await?;
 
+    let user_id = user.id;
     let comment_view = blocking(pool, move |conn| {
       CommentView::read(&conn, inserted_comment.id, Some(user_id))
     })
@@ -246,14 +248,7 @@ impl Perform for Oper<EditComment> {
     let orig_comment =
       blocking(pool, move |conn| CommentView::read(&conn, edit_id, None)).await??;
 
-    // Check for a community ban
-    let community_id = orig_comment.community_id;
-    let user_id = user.id;
-    let is_banned =
-      move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityUserBanView::get(conn, user_id, community_id).is_ok();
-    if blocking(pool, is_banned).await? {
-      return Err(APIError::err("community_ban").into());
-    }
+    check_community_ban(user.id, orig_comment.community_id, pool).await?;
 
     // Verify that only the creator can edit
     if user.id != orig_comment.creator_id {
@@ -287,6 +282,7 @@ impl Perform for Oper<EditComment> {
       send_local_notifs(mentions, updated_comment, &user, post, pool, false).await?;
 
     let edit_id = data.edit_id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
     let comment_view = blocking(pool, move |conn| {
       CommentView::read(conn, edit_id, Some(user_id))
     })
@@ -330,17 +326,10 @@ impl Perform for Oper<DeleteComment> {
     let orig_comment =
       blocking(pool, move |conn| CommentView::read(&conn, edit_id, None)).await??;
 
-    // Check for a community ban
-    let community_id = orig_comment.community_id;
-    let user_id = user.id;
-    let is_banned =
-      move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityUserBanView::get(conn, user_id, community_id).is_ok();
-    if blocking(pool, is_banned).await? {
-      return Err(APIError::err("community_ban").into());
-    }
+    check_community_ban(user.id, orig_comment.community_id, pool).await?;
 
     // Verify that only the creator can delete
-    if user_id != orig_comment.creator_id {
+    if user.id != orig_comment.creator_id {
       return Err(APIError::err("no_comment_edit_allowed").into());
     }
 
@@ -368,6 +357,7 @@ impl Perform for Oper<DeleteComment> {
 
     // Refetch it
     let edit_id = data.edit_id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
     let comment_view = blocking(pool, move |conn| {
       CommentView::read(conn, edit_id, Some(user_id))
     })
@@ -418,17 +408,10 @@ impl Perform for Oper<RemoveComment> {
     let orig_comment =
       blocking(pool, move |conn| CommentView::read(&conn, edit_id, None)).await??;
 
-    // Check for a community ban
-    let community_id = orig_comment.community_id;
-    let user_id = user.id;
-    let is_banned =
-      move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityUserBanView::get(conn, user_id, community_id).is_ok();
-    if blocking(pool, is_banned).await? {
-      return Err(APIError::err("community_ban").into());
-    }
+    check_community_ban(user.id, orig_comment.community_id, pool).await?;
 
     // Verify that only a mod or admin can remove
-    is_mod_or_admin(pool, user_id, community_id).await?;
+    is_mod_or_admin(pool, user.id, orig_comment.community_id).await?;
 
     // Do the remove
     let removed = data.removed;
@@ -443,7 +426,7 @@ impl Perform for Oper<RemoveComment> {
 
     // Mod tables
     let form = ModRemoveCommentForm {
-      mod_user_id: user_id,
+      mod_user_id: user.id,
       comment_id: data.edit_id,
       removed: Some(removed),
       reason: data.reason.to_owned(),
@@ -463,6 +446,7 @@ impl Perform for Oper<RemoveComment> {
 
     // Refetch it
     let edit_id = data.edit_id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
     let comment_view = blocking(pool, move |conn| {
       CommentView::read(conn, edit_id, Some(user_id))
     })
@@ -513,14 +497,7 @@ impl Perform for Oper<MarkCommentAsRead> {
     let orig_comment =
       blocking(pool, move |conn| CommentView::read(&conn, edit_id, None)).await??;
 
-    // Check for a community ban
-    let community_id = orig_comment.community_id;
-    let user_id = user.id;
-    let is_banned =
-      move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityUserBanView::get(conn, user_id, community_id).is_ok();
-    if blocking(pool, is_banned).await? {
-      return Err(APIError::err("community_ban").into());
-    }
+    check_community_ban(user.id, orig_comment.community_id, pool).await?;
 
     // Verify that only the recipient can mark as read
     // Needs to fetch the parent comment / post to get the recipient
@@ -529,7 +506,7 @@ impl Perform for Oper<MarkCommentAsRead> {
       Some(pid) => {
         let parent_comment =
           blocking(pool, move |conn| CommentView::read(&conn, pid, None)).await??;
-        if user_id != parent_comment.creator_id {
+        if user.id != parent_comment.creator_id {
           return Err(APIError::err("no_comment_edit_allowed").into());
         }
       }
@@ -551,6 +528,7 @@ impl Perform for Oper<MarkCommentAsRead> {
 
     // Refetch it
     let edit_id = data.edit_id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
     let comment_view = blocking(pool, move |conn| {
       CommentView::read(conn, edit_id, Some(user_id))
     })
@@ -636,16 +614,9 @@ impl Perform for Oper<CreateCommentLike> {
     let orig_comment =
       blocking(pool, move |conn| CommentView::read(&conn, comment_id, None)).await??;
 
-    // Check for a community ban
     let post_id = orig_comment.post_id;
     let post = blocking(pool, move |conn| Post::read(conn, post_id)).await??;
-    let community_id = post.community_id;
-    let user_id = user.id;
-    let is_banned =
-      move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityUserBanView::get(conn, user_id, community_id).is_ok();
-    if blocking(pool, is_banned).await? {
-      return Err(APIError::err("community_ban").into());
-    }
+    check_community_ban(user.id, post.community_id, pool).await?;
 
     let comment_id = data.comment_id;
     let comment = blocking(pool, move |conn| Comment::read(conn, comment_id)).await??;
@@ -654,7 +625,7 @@ impl Perform for Oper<CreateCommentLike> {
     match comment.parent_id {
       Some(parent_id) => {
         let parent_comment = blocking(pool, move |conn| Comment::read(conn, parent_id)).await??;
-        if parent_comment.creator_id != user_id {
+        if parent_comment.creator_id != user.id {
           let parent_user = blocking(pool, move |conn| {
             User_::read(conn, parent_comment.creator_id)
           })
@@ -670,7 +641,7 @@ impl Perform for Oper<CreateCommentLike> {
     let like_form = CommentLikeForm {
       comment_id: data.comment_id,
       post_id,
-      user_id,
+      user_id: user.id,
       score: data.score,
     };
 
@@ -698,6 +669,7 @@ impl Perform for Oper<CreateCommentLike> {
 
     // Have to refetch the comment to get the current state
     let comment_id = data.comment_id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
     let liked_comment = blocking(pool, move |conn| {
       CommentView::read(conn, comment_id, Some(user_id))
     })
diff --git a/server/src/api/mod.rs b/server/src/api/mod.rs
index 6e4e67f2..a9aae823 100644
--- a/server/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -117,3 +117,15 @@ pub(in crate::api) fn check_slurs_opt(text: &Option<String>) -> Result<(), APIEr
     None => Ok(()),
   }
 }
+pub(in crate::api) async fn check_community_ban(
+  user_id: i32,
+  community_id: i32,
+  pool: &DbPool,
+) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  let is_banned = move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityUserBanView::get(conn, user_id, community_id).is_ok();
+  if blocking(pool, is_banned).await? {
+    Err(APIError::err("community_ban").into())
+  } else {
+    Ok(())
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/src/api/post.rs b/server/src/api/post.rs
index 146b1536..b43e4e55 100644
--- a/server/src/api/post.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/post.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{
   api::{
+    check_community_ban,
     check_slurs,
     check_slurs_opt,
     get_user_from_jwt,
@@ -157,14 +158,7 @@ impl Perform for Oper<CreatePost> {
       return Err(APIError::err("invalid_post_title").into());
     }
 
-    // Check for a community ban
-    let community_id = data.community_id;
-    let user_id = user.id;
-    let is_banned =
-      move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityUserBanView::get(conn, user_id, community_id).is_ok();
-    if blocking(pool, is_banned).await? {
-      return Err(APIError::err("community_ban").into());
-    }
+    check_community_ban(user.id, data.community_id, pool).await?;
 
     if let Some(url) = data.url.as_ref() {
       match Url::parse(url) {
@@ -423,17 +417,11 @@ impl Perform for Oper<CreatePostLike> {
     let post_id = data.post_id;
     let post = blocking(pool, move |conn| Post::read(conn, post_id)).await??;
 
-    let community_id = post.community_id;
-    let user_id = user.id;
-    let is_banned =
-      move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityUserBanView::get(conn, user_id, community_id).is_ok();
-    if blocking(pool, is_banned).await? {
-      return Err(APIError::err("community_ban").into());
-    }
+    check_community_ban(user.id, post.community_id, pool).await?;
 
     let like_form = PostLikeForm {
       post_id: data.post_id,
-      user_id,
+      user_id: user.id,
       score: data.score,
     };
 
@@ -460,6 +448,7 @@ impl Perform for Oper<CreatePostLike> {
     }
 
     let post_id = data.post_id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
     let post_view = match blocking(pool, move |conn| {
       PostView::read(conn, post_id, Some(user_id))
     })
@@ -505,14 +494,7 @@ impl Perform for Oper<EditPost> {
     let edit_id = data.edit_id;
     let orig_post = blocking(pool, move |conn| Post::read(conn, edit_id)).await??;
 
-    // Check for a community ban
-    let community_id = orig_post.community_id;
-    let user_id = user.id;
-    let is_banned =
-      move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityUserBanView::get(conn, user_id, community_id).is_ok();
-    if blocking(pool, is_banned).await? {
-      return Err(APIError::err("community_ban").into());
-    }
+    check_community_ban(user.id, orig_post.community_id, pool).await?;
 
     // Verify that only the creator can edit
     if !Post::is_post_creator(user.id, orig_post.creator_id) {
@@ -564,7 +546,7 @@ impl Perform for Oper<EditPost> {
 
     let edit_id = data.edit_id;
     let post_view = blocking(pool, move |conn| {
-      PostView::read(conn, edit_id, Some(user_id))
+      PostView::read(conn, edit_id, Some(user.id))
     })
     .await??;
 
@@ -597,17 +579,10 @@ impl Perform for Oper<DeletePost> {
     let edit_id = data.edit_id;
     let orig_post = blocking(pool, move |conn| Post::read(conn, edit_id)).await??;
 
-    // Check for a community ban
-    let community_id = orig_post.community_id;
-    let user_id = user.id;
-    let is_banned =
-      move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityUserBanView::get(conn, user_id, community_id).is_ok();
-    if blocking(pool, is_banned).await? {
-      return Err(APIError::err("community_ban").into());
-    }
+    check_community_ban(user.id, orig_post.community_id, pool).await?;
 
     // Verify that only the creator can delete
-    if !Post::is_post_creator(user_id, orig_post.creator_id) {
+    if !Post::is_post_creator(user.id, orig_post.creator_id) {
       return Err(APIError::err("no_post_edit_allowed").into());
     }
 
@@ -631,7 +606,7 @@ impl Perform for Oper<DeletePost> {
     // Refetch the post
     let edit_id = data.edit_id;
     let post_view = blocking(pool, move |conn| {
-      PostView::read(conn, edit_id, Some(user_id))
+      PostView::read(conn, edit_id, Some(user.id))
     })
     .await??;
 
@@ -664,17 +639,10 @@ impl Perform for Oper<RemovePost> {
     let edit_id = data.edit_id;
     let orig_post = blocking(pool, move |conn| Post::read(conn, edit_id)).await??;
 
-    // Check for a community ban
-    let community_id = orig_post.community_id;
-    let user_id = user.id;
-    let is_banned =
-      move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityUserBanView::get(conn, user_id, community_id).is_ok();
-    if blocking(pool, is_banned).await? {
-      return Err(APIError::err("community_ban").into());
-    }
+    check_community_ban(user.id, orig_post.community_id, pool).await?;
 
     // Verify that only the mods can remove
-    is_mod_or_admin(pool, user.id, community_id).await?;
+    is_mod_or_admin(pool, user.id, orig_post.community_id).await?;
 
     // Update the post
     let edit_id = data.edit_id;
@@ -704,6 +672,7 @@ impl Perform for Oper<RemovePost> {
 
     // Refetch the post
     let edit_id = data.edit_id;
+    let user_id = user.id;
     let post_view = blocking(pool, move |conn| {
       PostView::read(conn, edit_id, Some(user_id))
     })
@@ -738,17 +707,10 @@ impl Perform for Oper<LockPost> {
     let edit_id = data.edit_id;
     let orig_post = blocking(pool, move |conn| Post::read(conn, edit_id)).await??;
 
-    // Check for a community ban
-    let community_id = orig_post.community_id;
-    let user_id = user.id;
-    let is_banned =
-      move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityUserBanView::get(conn, user_id, community_id).is_ok();
-    if blocking(pool, is_banned).await? {
-      return Err(APIError::err("community_ban").into());
-    }
+    check_community_ban(user.id, orig_post.community_id, pool).await?;
 
     // Verify that only the mods can lock
-    is_mod_or_admin(pool, user_id, community_id).await?;
+    is_mod_or_admin(pool, user.id, orig_post.community_id).await?;
 
     // Update the post
     let edit_id = data.edit_id;
@@ -758,7 +720,7 @@ impl Perform for Oper<LockPost> {
 
     // Mod tables
     let form = ModLockPostForm {
-      mod_user_id: user_id,
+      mod_user_id: user.id,
       post_id: data.edit_id,
       locked: Some(locked),
     };
@@ -770,7 +732,7 @@ impl Perform for Oper<LockPost> {
     // Refetch the post
     let edit_id = data.edit_id;
     let post_view = blocking(pool, move |conn| {
-      PostView::read(conn, edit_id, Some(user_id))
+      PostView::read(conn, edit_id, Some(user.id))
     })
     .await??;
 
@@ -803,17 +765,10 @@ impl Perform for Oper<StickyPost> {
     let edit_id = data.edit_id;
     let orig_post = blocking(pool, move |conn| Post::read(conn, edit_id)).await??;
 
-    // Check for a community ban
-    let community_id = orig_post.community_id;
-    let user_id = user.id;
-    let is_banned =
-      move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityUserBanView::get(conn, user_id, community_id).is_ok();
-    if blocking(pool, is_banned).await? {
-      return Err(APIError::err("community_ban").into());
-    }
+    check_community_ban(user.id, orig_post.community_id, pool).await?;
 
     // Verify that only the mods can sticky
-    is_mod_or_admin(pool, user_id, community_id).await?;
+    is_mod_or_admin(pool, user.id, orig_post.community_id).await?;
 
     // Update the post
     let edit_id = data.edit_id;
@@ -825,7 +780,7 @@ impl Perform for Oper<StickyPost> {
 
     // Mod tables
     let form = ModStickyPostForm {
-      mod_user_id: user_id,
+      mod_user_id: user.id,
       post_id: data.edit_id,
       stickied: Some(stickied),
     };
@@ -838,7 +793,7 @@ impl Perform for Oper<StickyPost> {
     // Refetch the post
     let edit_id = data.edit_id;
     let post_view = blocking(pool, move |conn| {
-      PostView::read(conn, edit_id, Some(user_id))
+      PostView::read(conn, edit_id, Some(user.id))
     })
     .await??;