diff --git a/src/bots/poe/PoeBot.js b/src/bots/poe/PoeBot.js
index ef295a684..fb7510346 100644
--- a/src/bots/poe/PoeBot.js
+++ b/src/bots/poe/PoeBot.js
@@ -223,6 +223,10 @@ export default class PoeBot extends Bot {
             console.debug("response", response);
           })
           .catch((error) => {
+            this.constructor._isAvailable = false;
+            if (error.code == 'ERR_BAD_REQUEST') {
+              error.message += '. Your account may be banned';
+            }
             reject(error);
           });
       } catch (error) {