diff --git a/lib/ipban.hpp b/lib/ipban.hpp
index 93f97b5..80ccf49 100644
--- a/lib/ipban.hpp
+++ b/lib/ipban.hpp
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ class ipban {
     */
     bool unban(vector<_ban>::iterator ban_itr);
 
+    /**
+     * The method checks if the forwarding ip address is currently banned
+    */
+    bool is_banned(const string& ip);
+
     /**
      * Method calls exec and adds rules to UFW firewall
     */
diff --git a/src/ipban.cpp b/src/ipban.cpp
index 735aa9d..98ce2a8 100644
--- a/src/ipban.cpp
+++ b/src/ipban.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ bool marcelb::ipban::update_db() {
 bool marcelb::ipban::ban(const string& ip) {
     bool status = !is_in_white_list(ip);
     if (status) {
+        if (is_banned(ip)) {
+            return status;
+        }
         status = ufw_ban(ip);
         io.lock();
         banned.push_back({ip, time(NULL)});
@@ -85,6 +88,16 @@ bool marcelb::ipban::unban(vector<_ban>::iterator ban_itr) {
     return status;
 }
 
+bool marcelb::ipban::is_banned(const string& ip) {
+    auto it = std::find_if(banned.begin(), banned.end(), [&](const struct _ban& an_ban){
+        return an_ban.ip == ip;
+    });
+    if (it == banned.end()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 bool marcelb::ipban::ufw_ban(const string& ip) {
     string ufw_cmd = "sudo ufw insert 1 deny from " + ip + " to any";
     try {
diff --git a/test/test b/test/test
index 17fed07..d36ba6b 100755
Binary files a/test/test and b/test/test differ
diff --git a/test/test.cpp b/test/test.cpp
index 7dbb3e9..5de67b7 100644
--- a/test/test.cpp
+++ b/test/test.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ int main() {
     // myban.add_white_list("192.168.2.74");
 
 
-    // cout << myban.ban("192.168.2.74") << endl;
+    cout << myban.ban("192.168.2.74") << endl;
     // sleep(2);
     // cout << myban.ban("192.168.2.75") << endl;
     // // sleep(200);