diff --git a/src/Models/Model_User.php b/src/Models/Model_User.php
index 33ae4ff8..50d94518 100644
--- a/src/Models/Model_User.php
+++ b/src/Models/Model_User.php
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ class Model_User extends RedBean_SimpleModel
 		if (!in_array($accessRank, AccessRank::getAll()))
 			throw new SimpleException('Invalid access rank type "' . $accessRank . '"');
 
+		if ($accessRank == AccessRank::Nobody)
+			throw new SimpleException('Cannot set special accesss rank "' . $accessRank . '"');
+
 		return $accessRank;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/Views/user-view.phtml b/src/Views/user-view.phtml
index 045cd30c..f17cb799 100644
--- a/src/Views/user-view.phtml
+++ b/src/Views/user-view.phtml
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@
 					<label class="left" for="access-rank">Access rank:</label>
 					<select name="access-rank" id="access-rank">
 						<?php foreach (AccessRank::getAll() as $rank): ?>
+							<?php if ($rank == AccessRank::Nobody) continue ?>
 							<?php if (($this->context->suppliedAccessRank != '' and $rank == $this->context->suppliedAccessRank) or ($this->context->suppliedAccessRank == '' and $rank == $this->context->transport->user->access_rank)): ?>
 								<option value="<?php echo $rank ?>" selected="selected">
 							<?php else: ?>