diff --git a/src/socket.io/user/ban.js b/src/socket.io/user/ban.js
index a61a9b83ee..66f98eb061 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/user/ban.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/user/ban.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var async = require('async');
+var winston = require('winston');
 
 var user = require('../../user');
 var meta = require('../../meta');
@@ -112,7 +113,12 @@ module.exports = function (SocketUser) {
 					reason: reason,
 				};
 
-				emailer.send('banned', uid, data, next);
+				emailer.send('banned', uid, data, function (err) {
+					if (err) {
+						winston.error('[emailer.send] ' + err.message);
+					}
+					next();
+				});
 			},
 			function (next) {
 				user.ban(uid, until, reason, next);