diff --git a/libi2pd/Transports.cpp b/libi2pd/Transports.cpp
index 04c58cf3..0f218eab 100644
--- a/libi2pd/Transports.cpp
+++ b/libi2pd/Transports.cpp
@@ -492,9 +492,9 @@ namespace transport
 				if (sz < CHECK_PROFILE_NUM_DELAYED_MESSAGES && sz + msgs.size () >= CHECK_PROFILE_NUM_DELAYED_MESSAGES)
 				{
 					auto profile = i2p::data::GetRouterProfile (ident);
-					if (profile && profile->IsUnreachable ())
+					if (i2p::data::IsRouterBanned (ident))
 					{
-						LogPrint (eLogWarning, "Transports: Peer profile for ", ident.ToBase64 (), " reports unreachable. Dropped");
+						LogPrint (eLogWarning, "Transports: Router ", ident.ToBase64 (), " is banned. Peer dropped");
 						std::unique_lock<std::mutex> l(m_PeersMutex);
 						m_Peers.erase (it);
 						return;
@@ -589,6 +589,14 @@ namespace transport
 			m_Peers.erase (ident);
 			return false;
 		}
+		else if (i2p::data::IsRouterBanned (ident))
+		{
+			LogPrint (eLogWarning, "Transports: Router ", ident.ToBase64 (), " is banned. Peer dropped");
+			peer.Done ();
+			std::unique_lock<std::mutex> l(m_PeersMutex);
+			m_Peers.erase (ident);
+			return false;
+		}
 		else // otherwise request RI
 		{
 			LogPrint (eLogInfo, "Transports: RouterInfo for ", ident.ToBase64 (), " not found, requested");