diff --git a/app/views/artists/_form.html.erb b/app/views/artists/_form.html.erb
index e43cb484b..3a03f0df4 100644
--- a/app/views/artists/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/artists/_form.html.erb
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
   <%= f.input :group_name %>
   <%= f.input :url_string, :label => "URLs", :as => :text, :input_html => {:size => "50x5"} %>
   <%= f.input :is_active %>
-  <%= f.input :is_banned %>
+  
+  <% if CurrentUser.is_admin? %>
+    <%= f.input :is_banned %>
+  <% end %>
   
   <%= dtext_field "artist", "notes" %>
   <%= f.button :submit, "Submit" %>