diff --git a/core/modules/ban/ban.module b/core/modules/ban/ban.module
index 149ada9..d886871 100644
--- a/core/modules/ban/ban.module
+++ b/core/modules/ban/ban.module
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ function ban_is_denied($ip) {
   // Because this function is called on every page request, we first check
   // for an array of IP addresses in settings.php before querying the
   // database.
-  $blocked_ips = variable_get('blocked_ips');
+  $blocked_ips = variable_get('ban_ips');
   if (isset($blocked_ips) && is_array($blocked_ips)) {
     $denied = in_array($ip, $blocked_ips);
   }
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ function ban_action_info() {
  */
 function ban_ip_action() {
   $ip = ip_address();
-  db_insert('blocked_ips')
+  db_insert('ban_ip')
     ->fields(array('ip' => $ip))
     ->execute();
   watchdog('action', 'Banned IP address %ip', array('%ip' => $ip));
diff --git a/sites/default/default.settings.php b/sites/default/default.settings.php
index deace30..0999b36 100755
--- a/sites/default/default.settings.php
+++ b/sites/default/default.settings.php
@@ -476,11 +476,10 @@
 # );
 
 /**
- *
- * IP blocking:
+ * IP blocking (Ban module).
  *
  * To bypass database queries for denied IP addresses, use this setting.
- * Drupal queries the {blocked_ips} table by default on every page request
+ * Ban module queries the {ban_ip} table by default on every page request
  * for both authenticated and anonymous users. This allows the system to
  * block IP addresses from within the administrative interface and before any
  * modules are loaded. However on high traffic websites you may want to avoid
@@ -489,14 +488,11 @@
  *
  * If using this setting, you will need to add back any IP addresses which
  * you may have blocked via the administrative interface. Each element of this
- * array represents a blocked IP address. Uncommenting the array and leaving it
- * empty will have the effect of disabling IP blocking on your site.
+ * array represents a blocked IP address.
  *
  * Remove the leading hash signs to enable.
  */
-# $conf['blocked_ips'] = array(
-#   'a.b.c.d',
-# );
+# $conf['ban_ips'][] = 'a.b.c.d';
 
 /**
  * Fast 404 pages: