diff --git a/api/cache/banViolation.js b/api/cache/banViolation.js
index f00296d3b..f683f82af 100644
--- a/api/cache/banViolation.js
+++ b/api/cache/banViolation.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const banViolation = async (req, res, errorMessage) => {
   res.clearCookie('refreshToken');
 
   const banLogs = getLogStores('ban');
-  const duration = banLogs.opts.ttl;
+  const duration = errorMessage.duration || banLogs.opts.ttl;
 
   if (duration <= 0) {
     return;
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ const banViolation = async (req, res, errorMessage) => {
 
   req.ip = removePorts(req);
   console.log(`[BAN] Banning user ${user_id} @ ${req.ip} for ${duration / 1000 / 60} minutes`);
+
   const expiresAt = Date.now() + duration;
   await banLogs.set(user_id, { type, violation_count, duration, expiresAt });
   await banLogs.set(req.ip, { type, user_id, violation_count, duration, expiresAt });
diff --git a/config/ban-user.js b/config/ban-user.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c73d662cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/ban-user.js
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+const connectDb = require('@librechat/backend/lib/db/connectDb');
+const { askQuestion, silentExit } = require('./helpers');
+const banViolation = require('../api/cache/banViolation');
+const User = require('@librechat/backend/models/User');
+
+(async () => {
+  /**
+   * Connect to the database
+   * - If it takes a while, we'll warn the user
+   */
+  // Warn the user if this is taking a while
+  let timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+    console.orange(
+      'This is taking a while... You may need to check your connection if this fails.',
+    );
+    timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+      console.orange('Still going... Might as well assume the connection failed...');
+      timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+        console.orange('Error incoming in 3... 2... 1...');
+      }, 13000);
+    }, 10000);
+  }, 5000);
+  // Attempt to connect to the database
+  try {
+    console.orange('Warming up the engines...');
+    await connectDb();
+    clearTimeout(timeout);
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(e);
+    silentExit(1);
+  }
+
+  console.purple('---------------------');
+  console.purple('Ban a user account!');
+  console.purple('---------------------');
+
+  let email = '';
+  let duration = '';
+
+  if (process.argv.length >= 4) {
+    // Check if there are enough command-line arguments.
+    email = process.argv[2];
+    duration = parseInt(process.argv[3]); // Parse the duration as an integer.
+  } else {
+    console.orange('Usage: npm run ban-user <email> <duration>');
+    console.orange('Note: if you do not pass in the arguments, you will be prompted for them.');
+    console.purple('--------------------------');
+  }
+
+  if (!email) {
+    email = await askQuestion('Email:');
+  }
+
+  if (!duration) {
+    const durationInMinutes = await askQuestion('Duration (in minutes):');
+    duration = parseInt(durationInMinutes) * 60000;
+  }
+
+  if (isNaN(duration) || duration <= 0) {
+    console.red('Error: Invalid duration!');
+    silentExit(1);
+  }
+
+  if (!email.includes('@')) {
+    console.red('Error: Invalid email address!');
+    silentExit(1);
+  }
+
+  const user = await User.findOne({ email }).lean();
+  if (!user) {
+    console.red('Error: No user with that email was found!');
+    silentExit(1);
+  } else {
+    console.purple(`Found user: ${user.email}`);
+  }
+
+  const req = {};
+  const res = {
+    clearCookie: () => {},
+    status: function () {
+      return this;
+    },
+    json: function () {
+      return this;
+    },
+  };
+
+  const errorMessage = {
+    type: 'concurrent',
+    violation_count: 20,
+    user_id: user._id,
+    prev_count: 0,
+    duration: duration,
+  };
+
+  await banViolation(req, res, errorMessage);
+
+  silentExit(0);
+})();
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 87afd1911..8cd7a6b3a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     "stop:deployed": "docker-compose -f ./deploy-compose.yml down",
     "upgrade": "node config/upgrade.js",
     "create-user": "node config/create-user.js",
+    "ban-user": "node config/ban-user.js",
     "backend": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production node api/server/index.js",
     "backend:dev": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development npx nodemon api/server/index.js",
     "backend:stop": "node config/stop-backend.js",