diff --git a/Content.Server/Database/ServerDbPostgres.cs b/Content.Server/Database/ServerDbPostgres.cs
index 86cfabe9fe..42ec998a8f 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Database/ServerDbPostgres.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Database/ServerDbPostgres.cs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Database
                 query = query == null ? newQ : query.Union(newQ);
             }
 
-            if (hwId != null)
+            if (hwId != null && hwId.Value.Length > 0)
             {
                 var newQ = db.PgDbContext.Ban
                     .Include(p => p.Unban)
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Database
                 query = query == null ? newQ : query.Union(newQ);
             }
 
-            if (hwId != null)
+            if (hwId != null && hwId.Value.Length > 0)
             {
                 var newQ = db.PgDbContext.RoleBan
                     .Include(p => p.Unban)
diff --git a/Content.Server/Database/ServerDbSqlite.cs b/Content.Server/Database/ServerDbSqlite.cs
index c17eaef121..c5b3c999e5 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Database/ServerDbSqlite.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Database/ServerDbSqlite.cs
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Database
                 return true;
             }
 
-            if (hwId is { } hwIdVar && hwIdVar.AsSpan().SequenceEqual(ban.HWId))
+            if (hwId is { } hwIdVar && hwIdVar.Length > 0 && hwIdVar.AsSpan().SequenceEqual(ban.HWId))
             {
                 return true;
             }
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Database
                 return true;
             }
 
-            if (hwId is { } hwIdVar && hwIdVar.AsSpan().SequenceEqual(ban.HWId))
+            if (hwId is { } hwIdVar && hwIdVar.Length > 0 && hwIdVar.AsSpan().SequenceEqual(ban.HWId))
             {
                 return true;
             }