diff --git a/battlefox/src/mapmanager.rs b/battlefox/src/mapmanager.rs
index 3714b89..92c0c95 100644
--- a/battlefox/src/mapmanager.rs
+++ b/battlefox/src/mapmanager.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ pub struct PopState {
     pub pool: MapPool,
     /// At `min_players` or more players, activate this pool. Unless a pool with even higher `min_players` exists.
     pub min_players: usize,
+    /// The amount of map history to be excluded when generating a new vote
+    pub excluded_maps_count: Option<usize>,
 }
 
 impl PopState {
@@ -128,6 +130,9 @@ impl Plugin for MapManager {
             // Err(MapListError::Rcon(r)) => return Err(r),
             Err(mle) => error!("While starting up MapManager: {:?}. MapManager is *not* starting now!", mle),
         }
+
+        // Populate the current map in the history
+        let _ = self.current_map(&bf4).await;
     }
 
     async fn event(self: Arc<Self>, bf4: Arc<Bf4Client>, event: Event) -> RconResult<()> {
@@ -393,6 +398,34 @@ impl MapManager {
             Some(hist[0])
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn recent_maps(&self) -> Vec<Map> {
+        let hist = {
+            let inner = self.inner.lock().unwrap();
+            inner.map_history.clone()
+        };
+
+        let popstate = {
+            let lock = self.inner.lock().unwrap();
+            lock.pop_state.clone()
+        };
+
+        hist.iter()
+            .take(popstate.excluded_maps_count.unwrap_or(1))
+            .cloned()
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_recently_played(&self, map: &Map) -> bool {
+        let recent_maps = self.recent_maps();
+        
+        for m in recent_maps.iter() {
+            if map.eq(&m) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        };
+        false
+    }
 }
 
 impl std::fmt::Debug for MapManager {
diff --git a/battlefox/src/mapmanager/pool.rs b/battlefox/src/mapmanager/pool.rs
index 692133c..cf0cf94 100644
--- a/battlefox/src/mapmanager/pool.rs
+++ b/battlefox/src/mapmanager/pool.rs
@@ -204,6 +204,18 @@ impl MapPool {
                 .collect(),
         }
     }
+
+    /// Returns a new map pool which contains the same items, except with any with `map` removed.
+    pub fn without_many_vec(&self, maps: &Vec<Map>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            pool: self
+                .pool
+                .iter()
+                .filter(|&mip| !maps.contains(&mip.map))
+                .cloned()
+                .collect(),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/battlefox/src/mapvote.rs b/battlefox/src/mapvote.rs
index f785c12..8ec149f 100644
--- a/battlefox/src/mapvote.rs
+++ b/battlefox/src/mapvote.rs
@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@ impl Inner {
         }
     }
 
-    fn set_up_new_vote(&mut self, n_options: usize, without: Option<Map>) {
+    fn set_up_new_vote(&mut self, n_options: usize, without: Option<Vec<Map>>) {
         let pool = if let Some(without) = without {
-            self.popstate.pool.without(without)
+            self.popstate.pool.without_many_vec(&without)
         } else {
             self.popstate.pool.clone()
         };
@@ -761,22 +761,31 @@ impl Mapvote {
                                     if inner.popstate.pool.contains_map(map) {
                                         // make sure this VIP hasn't exceeded their nomination limit this round.
                                         if inner.vip_n_noms(&player) < self.config.max_noms_per_vip {
-                                            // phew, that was a lot of ifs...
-                                            info!("Player {} has nominated {} (vehicles: {:?})", player.name, map.Pretty(), vehicles);
-                                            inner.vip_nom(&player, map, vehicles);
-                                            info!("The new alternatives are {:?}.", inner.alternatives);
-
-                                            let announce = self.config.announce_nominator.unwrap_or(true);
-                                            if announce {
-                                                futures.push(bf4.say_lines(vec![
-                                                    format!("Our beloved VIP {} has nominated {}!", &*player, map.Pretty()),
-                                                    format!("{} has been added to the options, everyone can vote on it now <3", map.Pretty()),
-                                                ], Visibility::All));
+                                            // Check if the nominated map has recently been played
+                                            if !self.mapman.is_recently_played(&map) {
+                                                // phew, that was a lot of ifs...
+                                                info!("Player {} has nominated {} (vehicles: {:?})", player.name, map.Pretty(), vehicles);
+                                                inner.vip_nom(&player, map, vehicles);
+                                                info!("The new alternatives are {:?}.", inner.alternatives);
+
+                                                let announce = self.config.announce_nominator.unwrap_or(true);
+                                                if announce {
+                                                    futures.push(bf4.say_lines(vec![
+                                                        format!("Our beloved VIP {} has nominated {}!", &*player, map.Pretty()),
+                                                        format!("{} has been added to the options, everyone can vote on it now <3", map.Pretty()),
+                                                    ], Visibility::All));
+                                                }
+                                                else {
+                                                    futures.push(bf4.say_lines(vec![
+                                                        format!("{} has been added to the options, everyone can vote on it now <3", map.Pretty()),
+                                                    ], Visibility::All));
+                                                }
                                             }
                                             else {
                                                 futures.push(bf4.say_lines(vec![
-                                                    format!("{} has been added to the options, everyone can vote on it now <3", map.Pretty()),
-                                                ], Visibility::All));
+                                                    format!("Apologies, {}, that map was just recently played.", &*player),
+                                                    "Try nominating some other map".to_string(),
+                                                ], player.get().into()));
                                             }
                                         } else {
                                             futures.push(bf4.say_lines(vec![
@@ -999,7 +1008,7 @@ impl Mapvote {
     }
 
     async fn handle_round_over(&self, bf4: &Arc<Bf4Client>) {
-        let current_map = self.mapman.current_map(bf4).await;
+        let recent_maps = self.mapman.recent_maps();
         self.broadcast_status(bf4).await; // send everyone the voting options.
         // let's wait like 10 seconds because people might still vote in the end screen.
         let _ = bf4.say(format!("Mapvote is still going for {}s! Hurry!", self.config.endscreen_votetime.as_secs()), Visibility::All).await;
@@ -1019,7 +1028,7 @@ impl Mapvote {
                 // get each player's votes, so we can simulate how the votes go later.
                 let assignment = inner.to_assignment();
 
-                inner.set_up_new_vote(self.config.n_options, current_map);
+                inner.set_up_new_vote(self.config.n_options, Some(recent_maps));
                 Some((profile, assignment, inner.anim_override_override.clone()))
             } else {
                 None