diff --git a/src/main/java/pl/skidam/automodpack/loader/GameCall.java b/src/main/java/pl/skidam/automodpack/loader/GameCall.java
index 0157132c..f67047f4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/pl/skidam/automodpack/loader/GameCall.java
+++ b/src/main/java/pl/skidam/automodpack/loader/GameCall.java
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 import com.mojang.authlib.GameProfile;
 import net.minecraft.util.UserCache;
 import pl.skidam.automodpack.init.Common;
+import pl.skidam.automodpack.modpack.GameHelpers;
 import pl.skidam.automodpack_core.loader.GameCallService;
 
 import java.net.SocketAddress;
 import java.util.UUID;
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 
 import static pl.skidam.automodpack_core.GlobalVariables.*;
 
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ public boolean canPlayerJoin(SocketAddress address, String id) {
             return true;
         }
 
-        AtomicBoolean canJoin = new AtomicBoolean(false);
-        GameProfile finalProfile = profile;
-        Common.server.submitAndJoin(() -> canJoin.set(Common.server.getPlayerManager().checkCanJoin(address, finalProfile) == null));
-
-        return canJoin.get();
+        return GameHelpers.isPlayerAuthorized(address, profile);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/pl/skidam/automodpack/modpack/GameHelpers.java b/src/main/java/pl/skidam/automodpack/modpack/GameHelpers.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52cad93f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/pl/skidam/automodpack/modpack/GameHelpers.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package pl.skidam.automodpack.modpack;
+
+import com.mojang.authlib.GameProfile;
+
+import java.net.SocketAddress;
+
+import static pl.skidam.automodpack.init.Common.server;
+
+public class GameHelpers {
+
+    // Simpler version of `PlayerManager.checkCanJoin`
+    public static boolean isPlayerAuthorized(SocketAddress address, GameProfile profile) {
+        var playerManager = server.getPlayerManager();
+        if (playerManager.getUserBanList().contains(profile)) {
+            return false;
+        } else if (!playerManager.isWhitelisted(profile)) {
+            return false;
+        } else if (playerManager.getIpBanList().isBanned(address)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/pl/skidam/automodpack/networking/packet/HandshakeS2CPacket.java b/src/main/java/pl/skidam/automodpack/networking/packet/HandshakeS2CPacket.java
index b5b167fc..de3055d4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/pl/skidam/automodpack/networking/packet/HandshakeS2CPacket.java
+++ b/src/main/java/pl/skidam/automodpack/networking/packet/HandshakeS2CPacket.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import pl.skidam.automodpack.client.ui.versioned.VersionedText;
 import pl.skidam.automodpack.init.Common;
 import pl.skidam.automodpack.mixin.core.ServerLoginNetworkHandlerAccessor;
+import pl.skidam.automodpack.modpack.GameHelpers;
 import pl.skidam.automodpack.networking.content.DataPacket;
 import pl.skidam.automodpack.networking.content.HandshakePacket;
 import pl.skidam.automodpack.networking.PacketSender;
@@ -19,8 +20,6 @@
 import pl.skidam.automodpack_core.auth.SecretsStore;
 import pl.skidam.automodpack_core.utils.Ip;
 
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
-
 import static pl.skidam.automodpack.networking.ModPackets.DATA;
 import static pl.skidam.automodpack_core.GlobalVariables.*;
 
@@ -40,10 +39,7 @@ public static void receive(MinecraftServer server, ServerLoginNetworkHandler han
             LOGGER.warn("Connection is not encrypted for player: {}", playerName);
         }
 
-        AtomicBoolean canJoin = new AtomicBoolean(false);
-        server.submitAndJoin(() -> canJoin.set(server.getPlayerManager().checkCanJoin(connection.getAddress(), profile) == null));
-
-        if (!canJoin.get()) {
+        if (!GameHelpers.isPlayerAuthorized(connection.getAddress(), profile)) {
             return;
         }