diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/mod.rs
index bc8379f11..ad04e861f 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/mod.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ pub(crate) async fn verify_person_in_community(
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
   let person = person_id.dereference(context).await?;
   if person.banned {
-    return Err(LemmyErrorType::PersonIsBannedFromSite)?;
+    return Err(LemmyErrorType::PersonIsBannedFromSite(
+      person.actor_id.to_string(),
+    ))?;
   }
   let person_id = person.id;
   let community_id = community.id;
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/objects/private_message.rs b/crates/apub/src/objects/private_message.rs
index a51cfe6b7..9a92b0b51 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/private_message.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/private_message.rs
@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@ impl Object for ApubPrivateMessage {
     check_apub_id_valid_with_strictness(note.id.inner(), false, context).await?;
     let person = note.attributed_to.dereference(context).await?;
     if person.banned {
-      return Err(LemmyErrorType::PersonIsBannedFromSite)?;
+      return Err(LemmyErrorType::PersonIsBannedFromSite(
+        person.actor_id.to_string(),
+      ))?;
     }
     Ok(())
   }
diff --git a/crates/utils/src/error.rs b/crates/utils/src/error.rs
index 9ddd3b293..0dd9ba6cb 100644
--- a/crates/utils/src/error.rs
+++ b/crates/utils/src/error.rs
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ pub enum LemmyErrorType {
   InvalidQuery,
   ObjectNotLocal,
   PostIsLocked,
-  PersonIsBannedFromSite,
+  PersonIsBannedFromSite(String),
   InvalidVoteValue,
   PageDoesNotSpecifyCreator,
   PageDoesNotSpecifyGroup,