diff --git a/Plugins/Mineplex.Core/src/mineplex/core/portal/Portal.java b/Plugins/Mineplex.Core/src/mineplex/core/portal/Portal.java
index ad20ccd38..f235733e6 100644
--- a/Plugins/Mineplex.Core/src/mineplex/core/portal/Portal.java
+++ b/Plugins/Mineplex.Core/src/mineplex/core/portal/Portal.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import java.util.HashSet;
 
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
+import org.bukkit.Sound;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
 import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerJoinEvent;
@@ -151,6 +152,19 @@ public class Portal extends MiniPlugin
 		addCommand(new ServerCommand(this));
 		addCommand(new SendCommand(this));
 	}
+
+	public void sendToHub(Player player, String message)
+	{
+		if (message != null)
+		{
+			UtilPlayer.message(player, "  ");
+			UtilPlayer.message(player, C.cGold + C.Bold + message);
+			UtilPlayer.message(player, "  ");
+		}
+
+		player.playSound(player.getLocation(), Sound.ENDERDRAGON_GROWL, 10f, 1f);
+		sendPlayerToServer(player, "Lobby");
+	}
 	
 	private void sendPlayer(final Player player, String serverName)
 	{
diff --git a/Plugins/Nautilus.Game.Arcade/src/nautilus/game/arcade/managers/GameHostManager.java b/Plugins/Nautilus.Game.Arcade/src/nautilus/game/arcade/managers/GameHostManager.java
index e4b505bac..73ffd2fb6 100644
--- a/Plugins/Nautilus.Game.Arcade/src/nautilus/game/arcade/managers/GameHostManager.java
+++ b/Plugins/Nautilus.Game.Arcade/src/nautilus/game/arcade/managers/GameHostManager.java
@@ -398,10 +398,7 @@ public class GameHostManager implements Listener
 	{
 		_blacklist.add(player.getName());
 
-		UtilPlayer.message(player, C.cGold + C.Bold + "You were kicked from this Mineplex Private Server.");
-		
-		player.playSound(player.getLocation(), Sound.ENDERDRAGON_GROWL, 10f, 1f);
-		Manager.GetPortal().sendPlayerToServer(player, "Lobby");
+		Manager.GetPortal().sendToHub(player, "You were kicked from this Mineplex Private Server.");
 	}
 
 	public void giveAdmin(Player player)
@@ -484,6 +481,12 @@ public class GameHostManager implements Listener
 	{
 		if (!isPrivateServer())
 			return;
+
+		if (_blacklist.contains(event.getPlayer().getName()))
+		{
+			Manager.GetPortal().sendToHub(event.getPlayer(), "You were kicked from this Mineplex Private Server.");
+			return;
+		}
 		
 		String serverName = Manager.GetPlugin().getConfig().getString("serverstatus.name");
 		UtilPlayer.message(event.getPlayer(), ChatColor.BOLD + "Welcome to Mineplex Private Servers!");