diff --git a/ServerOptions.go b/ServerOptions.go
index 2ea0a18..290365f 100644
--- a/ServerOptions.go
+++ b/ServerOptions.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ type ServerOptions struct {
 	AllowDBDownload      bool
 	RecentChanges        int
 	GzipCompressionLevel int
+	BannedUserIPRegexes  []string
 }
 
 func DefaultOptions() *ServerOptions {
@@ -29,5 +30,6 @@ func DefaultOptions() *ServerOptions {
 		AllowDBDownload:      true,
 		RecentChanges:        20,
 		GzipCompressionLevel: 9,
+		BannedUserIPRegexes:  make([]string, 0),
 	}
 }