diff --git a/src/realmd/AuthSocket.cpp b/src/realmd/AuthSocket.cpp
index 18b51e0b2..55d803a58 100644
--- a/src/realmd/AuthSocket.cpp
+++ b/src/realmd/AuthSocket.cpp
@@ -421,8 +421,8 @@ bool AuthSocket::_HandleLogonChallenge()
             if (!locked)
             {
                 ///- If the account is banned, reject the logon attempt
-                QueryResult* banresult = LoginDatabase.PQuery("SELECT bandate,unbandate FROM account_banned WHERE "
-                                         "id = %u AND active = 1 AND (unbandate > UNIX_TIMESTAMP() OR unbandate = bandate)", (*result)[1].GetUInt32());
+                QueryResult* banresult = LoginDatabase.PQuery("SELECT bandate,unbandate FROM account_banned WHERE 
+                                         id = %u AND active = '1' AND (unbandate > UNIX_TIMESTAMP() OR unbandate = bandate)", (*result)[1].GetUInt32());
                 if (banresult)
                 {
                     if ((*banresult)[0].GetUInt64() == (*banresult)[1].GetUInt64())