diff --git a/library/ajax/callseed.php b/library/ajax/callseed.php
index e7e6aa8b1..2e59f9036 100644
--- a/library/ajax/callseed.php
+++ b/library/ajax/callseed.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ $user_list = DB()->fetch_rowset("
 	LEFT JOIN " . BB_BT_TRACKER . " tr ON(tr.user_id = dl.user_id)
 	WHERE dl.topic_id = $topic_id
 		AND dl.user_status IN (" . DL_STATUS_COMPLETE . ", " . DL_STATUS_DOWN . ")
-		AND dl.user_id NOT IN ({$userdata['user_id']}, " . EXCLUDED_USERS . implode(', ', get_banned_users()) . ")
+		AND dl.user_id NOT IN ({$userdata['user_id']}, " . EXCLUDED_USERS . ", " . implode(', ', get_banned_users()) . ")
 		AND u.user_active = 1
 	GROUP BY dl.user_id
 ");
diff --git a/src/Legacy/Post.php b/src/Legacy/Post.php
index a0251f6ea..0ae3d4ebe 100644
--- a/src/Legacy/Post.php
+++ b/src/Legacy/Post.php
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ class Post
                 $watch_list = DB()->fetch_rowset("SELECT u.username, u.user_id, u.user_email, u.user_lang
 				FROM " . BB_TOPICS_WATCH . " tw, " . BB_USERS . " u
 				WHERE tw.topic_id = $topic_id
-					AND tw.user_id NOT IN (" . $userdata['user_id'] . ", " . EXCLUDED_USERS . implode(', ', get_banned_users()) . ")
+					AND tw.user_id NOT IN (" . $userdata['user_id'] . ", " . EXCLUDED_USERS . ", " . implode(', ', get_banned_users()) . ")
 					AND tw.notify_status = " . TOPIC_WATCH_NOTIFIED . "
 					AND u.user_id = tw.user_id
 					AND u.user_active = 1