diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/helpers/BanlistRenderer.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/helpers/BanlistRenderer.java
index 3d53d96266e69083c028445aa5a581514d902c00..7696a33a8a4a8fd6accce083014c2b086151fdff 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/helpers/BanlistRenderer.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/helpers/BanlistRenderer.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class BanlistRenderer {
             buf.append("<li>").append(_context.commSystem().renderPeerHTML(key));
             buf.append(' ');
             String expireString = DataHelper.formatDuration2(expires);
-            if (key.equals(Hash.FAKE_HASH))
+            if (key.equals(Hash.FAKE_HASH) || key.equals(Banlist.HASH_ZERORI))
                 buf.append(_t("Permanently banned"));
             else if (expires < 5l*24*60*60*1000)
                 buf.append(_t("Temporary ban expiring in {0}", expireString));
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/Banlist.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/Banlist.java
index 10be23c89c76cf4f8c88aff7c2ada5b2b3d6f32d..113f4a66992b268738847ad58fef3a87a3f2225a 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/Banlist.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/Banlist.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
+import net.i2p.data.Base64;
 import net.i2p.data.DataHelper;
 import net.i2p.data.Hash;
 import net.i2p.router.peermanager.PeerProfile;
@@ -35,6 +36,12 @@ public class Banlist {
     private final Log _log;
     private final RouterContext _context;
     private final Map<Hash, Entry> _entries;
+
+    /**
+     *  hash of 387 zeros
+     *  @since 0.9.66
+     */
+    public static final Hash HASH_ZERORI = new Hash(Base64.decode("MRn86w6tHQgE25D7DIejOBCJ-dImSjdsQaOaBuUypkE="));
     
     public static class Entry {
         /** when it should expire, per the i2p clock */
@@ -70,6 +77,7 @@ public class Banlist {
         _context.jobQueue().addJob(new Cleanup(_context));
         // i2pd bug?
         banlistRouterForever(Hash.FAKE_HASH, "Invalid Hash");
+        banlistRouterForever(HASH_ZERORI, "Invalid Hash");
     }
     
     private class Cleanup extends JobImpl {