diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4b0eb992..7c321eac 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ This is the rolling changelog for TShock for Terraria. Use past tense when addin
   * `-worldselectpath` is identical to the old `-worldpath`. If you specify `-worldselectpath` and `-world` without specifying an absolute path the server will crash for sure.
   * Thank you again to @fjfnaranjo for supplying a [detailed feature request](https://github.com/Pryaxis/TShock/issues/1914) explaining precisely why this option should be available. Without this, we would have had no context as to why this feature was useful or important. Thank you, @fjfnaranjo!
   * This change was implemented by (@QuiCM, @hakusaro).
+* Fix kick on hardcore death / kick on mediumcore death / ban on either from taking action against journey mode players. (@hakusaro)
 
 ## TShock 4.4.0 (Pre-release 8)
 * Update for OTAPI 2.0.0.36 and Terraria 1.4.0.4. (@hakusaro, @Patrikkk, @DeathCradle)
diff --git a/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs b/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
index e7fa1874..09667f33 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
@@ -3524,7 +3524,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 			}
 
 			// Handle kicks/bans on mediumcore/hardcore deaths.
-			if (args.TPlayer.difficulty != 0) // Player is not softcore
+			if (args.TPlayer.difficulty == 1 || args.TPlayer.difficulty == 2) // Player is not softcore
 			{
 				bool mediumcore = args.TPlayer.difficulty == 1;
 				bool shouldBan = mediumcore ? TShock.Config.BanOnMediumcoreDeath : TShock.Config.BanOnHardcoreDeath;