diff --git a/src/engine/objects/Bane.java b/src/engine/objects/Bane.java
index 6132373f..a60be6d2 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/Bane.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/Bane.java
@@ -340,6 +340,8 @@ public final class Bane {
         return newBane;
     }
 
+    public static boolean isStarted = false;
+
     //Call this to prematurely end a bane
 
     public SiegePhase getSiegePhase() {
@@ -639,4 +641,21 @@ public final class Bane {
         return cityUUID;
     }
 
+    public void startBane(){
+        City city = this.getCity();
+        if(city == null)
+            return;
+
+        this.isStarted = true; //flag the bane as started
+
+        for(AbstractWorldObject awo : WorldGrid.getObjectsInRangePartial(city.loc,mbEnums.CityBoundsType.ZONE.halfExtents + 64,MBServerStatics.MASK_BUILDING)){
+            Building building = (Building)awo;
+            if(building == null)
+                continue;
+            if(building.protectionState.equals(ProtectionState.UNDERSIEGE) == false)
+                building.protectionState = ProtectionState.UNDERSIEGE;
+        }
+
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/engine/server/world/WorldServer.java b/src/engine/server/world/WorldServer.java
index d265b6f0..85b1e335 100644
--- a/src/engine/server/world/WorldServer.java
+++ b/src/engine/server/world/WorldServer.java
@@ -476,6 +476,9 @@ public class WorldServer {
         Logger.info("Processing mine window.");
         HourlyJobThread.processMineWindow();
 
+        Logger.info("Processing Banes...");
+        HourlyJobThread.processBanes();
+
         // Calculate bootstrap time and rest boot time to current time.
 
         Duration bootDuration = Duration.between(LocalDateTime.now(), bootTime);
diff --git a/src/engine/workthreads/HourlyJobThread.java b/src/engine/workthreads/HourlyJobThread.java
index ecbf93e4..43c68b40 100644
--- a/src/engine/workthreads/HourlyJobThread.java
+++ b/src/engine/workthreads/HourlyJobThread.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import engine.net.MessageDispatcher;
 import engine.net.client.msg.chat.ChatSystemMsg;
 import engine.objects.*;
 import engine.server.world.WorldServer;
+import org.joda.time.DateTime;
 import org.pmw.tinylog.Logger;
 
 import java.time.LocalDateTime;
@@ -279,10 +280,20 @@ public class HourlyJobThread implements Runnable {
             Logger.error("missing city map");
         }
 
+        processBanes();
+
         // Log metrics to console
         Logger.info(WorldServer.getUptimeString());
         Logger.info(SimulationManager.getPopulationString());
         Logger.info(MessageDispatcher.getNetstatString());
         Logger.info(PurgeOprhans.recordsDeleted.toString() + "orphaned items deleted");
     }
+
+    public static void processBanes(){
+        //handle banes
+        for(Bane bane : Bane.banes.values()){
+            if(bane.getLiveDate() != null && DateTime.now().isAfter(bane.getLiveDate().minusMinutes(1)) && bane.isStarted == false)
+                bane.startBane();
+        }
+    }
 }