diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
index 6666ca2fc..e7a4a9f49 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
@@ -8589,7 +8589,7 @@
 		<key>Type</key>
 		<string>U32</string>
 		<key>Value</key>
-		<integer>0</integer>
+		<integer>100000</integer>
 	</map>
 	<key>SpecifiedMAC</key>
 	<map>
diff --git a/indra/newview/llpanellogin.cpp b/indra/newview/llpanellogin.cpp
index b6d7b4347..e6c92425e 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llpanellogin.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llpanellogin.cpp
@@ -435,7 +435,13 @@ void LLPanelLogin::fillVer()
 	getChild<LLSpinCtrl>("vermaj_spin")->forceSetValue((S32)gSavedSettings.getU32("SpecifiedVersionMaj"));
 	getChild<LLSpinCtrl>("vermin_spin")->forceSetValue((S32)gSavedSettings.getU32("SpecifiedVersionMin"));
 	getChild<LLSpinCtrl>("verpatch_spin")->forceSetValue((S32)gSavedSettings.getU32("SpecifiedVersionPatch"));
+
+	//simple hack to stop bans based on specific versions, 257 is a reasonable upper limit for a build number.
+	if(gSavedSettings.getU32("SpecifiedVersionBuild") == 100000)
+		gSavedSettings.setU32("SpecifiedVersionBuild", ll_rand(257));
+
 	getChild<LLSpinCtrl>("verbuild_spin")->forceSetValue((S32)gSavedSettings.getU32("SpecifiedVersionBuild"));
+
 }
 
 // static