diff --git a/Source/EvlWatcher/EvlWatcher/EvlWatcher.cs b/Source/EvlWatcher/EvlWatcher/EvlWatcher.cs
index 73d1faf..310c13b 100644
--- a/Source/EvlWatcher/EvlWatcher/EvlWatcher.cs
+++ b/Source/EvlWatcher/EvlWatcher/EvlWatcher.cs
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ private void PushBanList()
                     .Union(_serviceconfiguration.BlacklistAddresses)
                     .Distinct()
                     .Where(address => !IsWhiteListed(address))
+                    .Where(address => !address.Equals(IPAddress.Any))
                     .ToList();
 
                 _firewallApi.AdjustIPBanList(banList);
@@ -503,29 +504,29 @@ private void Run()
                             }
                         }
 
-                        List<IPAddress> blackList = new List<IPAddress>();
+                        List<IPAddress> polledTempBansOfThisCycle = new List<IPAddress>();
+                        List<IPAddress> polledPermaBansOfThisCycle = new List<IPAddress>();
 
                         //let the tasks poll which ips they want to have blocked / or permanently banned
                         foreach (LogTask t in _logTasks)
                         {
                             if (t is IPBlockingLogTask ipTask)
                             {
-                                SetPermanentBanInternal(ipTask.GetPermaBanVictims().ToArray());
+                                List<IPAddress> polledTempBansOfThisTask = ipTask.GetTempBanVictims();
+                                List<IPAddress> polledPermaBansOfThisTask = ipTask.GetPermaBanVictims();
 
-                                List<IPAddress> blockedIPs = ipTask.GetTempBanVictims();
+                                _logger.Dump($"Polled {t.Name} and got {polledTempBansOfThisTask.Count} temporary and {polledPermaBansOfThisTask.Count()} permanent ban(s)", SeverityLevel.Verbose);
 
-                                _logger.Dump($"Polled {t.Name} and got {blockedIPs.Count} temporary and {_serviceconfiguration.BlacklistAddresses.Count()} permanent ban(s)", SeverityLevel.Verbose);
-
-                                foreach (IPAddress blockedIP in blockedIPs)
-                                    if (!blackList.Contains(blockedIP))
-                                        blackList.Add(blockedIP);
+                                polledPermaBansOfThisCycle.AddRange(polledPermaBansOfThisTask.Where(ip => !polledPermaBansOfThisCycle.Contains(ip)).ToList());
+                                polledTempBansOfThisCycle.AddRange(polledTempBansOfThisTask.Where(ip => !polledTempBansOfThisCycle.Contains(ip)).ToList());
                             }
                         }
 
                         _logger.Dump($"\r\n-----Cycle complete, sleeping {_serviceconfiguration.EventLogInterval} s......\r\n", SeverityLevel.Debug);
-                        
-                        _lastPolledTempBans = blackList;
 
+                        SetPermanentBanInternal(polledPermaBansOfThisCycle.ToArray(), pushBanList: false);
+                        _lastPolledTempBans = polledTempBansOfThisCycle;
+                        
                         PushBanList();
                     }
                     catch (Exception executionException)
@@ -570,12 +571,13 @@ private void Run()
             }
         }
 
-        private void SetPermanentBanInternal(IPAddress[] addressList)
+        private void SetPermanentBanInternal(IPAddress[] addressList, bool pushBanList=true)
         {
             foreach (IPAddress address in addressList)
                 _serviceconfiguration.AddBlackListAddress(address);
 
-            PushBanList();
+            if (pushBanList)
+                PushBanList();
         }