diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index aa2c62658e..cb1230c850 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include <shared/ConicalViewFrustum.h>
 #include <shared/FileLogger.h>
 #include <RunningMarker.h>
+#include <ModerationFlags.h>
 
 #include "avatar/MyAvatar.h"
 #include "FancyCamera.h"
@@ -608,7 +609,7 @@ private:
     void toggleTabletUI(bool shouldOpen = false) const;
     bool shouldCaptureMouse() const;
 
-    void userKickConfirmation(const QUuid& nodeID, int banFlags);
+    void userKickConfirmation(const QUuid& nodeID, int banFlags = ModerationFlags::getDefaultBanFlags());
 
     MainWindow* _window;
     QElapsedTimer& _sessionRunTimer;
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/UsersScriptingInterface.h b/libraries/script-engine/src/UsersScriptingInterface.h
index c103508719..42e63cdbf1 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/UsersScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/UsersScriptingInterface.h
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ class UsersScriptingInterface : public QObject, public Dependency {
     Q_PROPERTY(bool canKick READ getCanKick)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool requestsDomainListData READ getRequestsDomainListData WRITE setRequestsDomainListData)
 
-    Q_PROPERTY(unsigned int NO_BAN READ ModerationFlags::BanFlags::NO_BAN CONSTANT)
-    Q_PROPERTY(unsigned int BAN_BY_USERNAME READ ModerationFlags::BanFlags::BAN_BY_USERNAME CONSTANT)
-    Q_PROPERTY(unsigned int BAN_BY_FINGERPRINT READ ModerationFlags::BanFlags::BAN_BY_FINGERPRINT CONSTANT)
-    Q_PROPERTY(unsigned int BAN_BY_IP READ ModerationFlags::BanFlags::BAN_BY_IP CONSTANT)
+    Q_PROPERTY(unsigned int NO_BAN READ getNoBan CONSTANT)
+    Q_PROPERTY(unsigned int BAN_BY_USERNAME READ getBanByUsername CONSTANT)
+    Q_PROPERTY(unsigned int BAN_BY_FINGERPRINT READ getBanByFingerprint CONSTANT)
+    Q_PROPERTY(unsigned int BAN_BY_IP READ getBanByIP CONSTANT)
 
 public:
     UsersScriptingInterface();
@@ -123,11 +123,9 @@ public slots:
      * <p>This function only works if you're an administrator of the domain you're in.</p>
      * @function Users.kick
      * @param {Uuid} sessionID - The session ID of the user to kick and ban.
-     * @param {boolean} [banByUsername=true] - Should ban the user's username.
-     * @param {boolean} [banByFingerprint=true] - Should ban the user's machine fingerprint.
-     * @param {boolean} [banByIP=false] - Should ban the user's IP address.
+     * @param {number} - Preferred ban flags. <i>Bans a user by username (if available) and machine fingerprint by default.</i>
      */
-    void kick(const QUuid& nodeID, int banFlags = 0);
+    void kick(const QUuid& nodeID, int banFlags = ModerationFlags::getDefaultBanFlags());
 
     /**jsdoc
      * Mutes a user's microphone for everyone. The mute is not permanent: the user can unmute themselves. 
@@ -247,6 +245,11 @@ private:
     bool getRequestsDomainListData();
     void setRequestsDomainListData(bool requests);
 
+    static constexpr unsigned int getNoBan() { return ModerationFlags::BanFlags::NO_BAN; };
+    static constexpr unsigned int getBanByUsername() { return ModerationFlags::BanFlags::BAN_BY_USERNAME; };
+    static constexpr unsigned int getBanByFingerprint() { return ModerationFlags::BanFlags::BAN_BY_FINGERPRINT; };
+    static constexpr unsigned int getBanByIP() { return ModerationFlags::BanFlags::BAN_BY_IP; };
+
     std::function<void(const QUuid& nodeID, int banFlags)> _kickConfirmationOperator;
 
     ReadWriteLockable _kickResponseLock;
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/ModerationFlags.h b/libraries/shared/src/ModerationFlags.h
index 3930f65e28..2724e353e6 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/ModerationFlags.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/ModerationFlags.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public:
         BAN_BY_IP = 4
     };
     
-    int test(int lol) { return lol; };
+    static constexpr unsigned int getDefaultBanFlags() { return (BanFlags::BAN_BY_USERNAME | BanFlags::BAN_BY_FINGERPRINT); };
 };
 
 #endif // vircadia_ModerationFlags_h
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