diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationContainer.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationContainer.js
index 44d64219e..1f359a1f7 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationContainer.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationContainer.js
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ class ModerationContainer extends Component {
         <ModerationMenu
           onTabClick={props.onTabClick}
           enablePremodTab={enablePremodTab}
-          {...moderation} />
+          activeTab={moderation.activeTab}
+        />
         <ModerationQueue
           data={data}
           activeTab={moderation.activeTab}
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationQueue.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationQueue.js
index 322452489..1cd478b63 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationQueue.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationQueue.js
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ const ModerationQueue = props => {
           return <Comment
             key={i}
             index={i}
+            comment={comment}
             suspectWords={props.suspectWords}
             actions={actionsMap[comment.status]}
             showBanUserDialog={props.showBanUserDialog}
             acceptComment={props.acceptComment}
             rejectComment={props.rejectComment}
-            {...comment}
           />;
         })
       }
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/components/Comment.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/components/Comment.js
index eae2f60b2..7a7967aaf 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/components/Comment.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/components/Comment.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, {PropTypes} from 'react';
+import React from 'react';
 import timeago from 'timeago.js';
 import Linkify from 'react-linkify';
 import Highlighter from 'react-highlight-words';
@@ -14,16 +14,16 @@ import I18n from 'coral-framework/modules/i18n/i18n';
 import translations from 'coral-admin/src/translations.json';
 
 const Comment = ({actions = [], ...props}) => {
-  const links = linkify.getMatches(props.body);
+  const links = linkify.getMatches(props.comment.body);
 
   return (
     <li tabIndex={props.index}
         className={`mdl-card mdl-shadow--2dp ${styles.Comment} ${styles.listItem} ${props.isActive && !props.hideActive ? styles.activeItem : ''}`}>
       <div className={styles.itemHeader}>
         <div className={styles.author}>
-          <span>{props.user.name}</span>
+          <span>{props.comment.user.name}</span>
           <span className={styles.created}>
-            {timeago().format(props.created_at || (Date.now() - props.index * 60 * 1000), lang.getLocale().replace('-', '_'))}
+            {timeago().format(props.comment.created_at || (Date.now() - props.index * 60 * 1000), lang.getLocale().replace('-', '_'))}
           </span>
           {props.flagged ? <p className={styles.flagged}>{lang.t('comment.flagged')}</p> : null}
         </div>
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ const Comment = ({actions = [], ...props}) => {
              {actions.map((action, i) =>
                <ActionButton key={i}
                  type={action}
-                 user={props.user}
-                 acceptComment={() => props.acceptComment({commentId: props.id})}
-                 rejectComment={() => props.rejectComment({commentId: props.id})}
-                 showBanUserDialog={() => props.showBanUserDialog(props.user, props.id)}
+                 user={props.comment.user}
+                 acceptComment={() => props.acceptComment({commentId: props.comment.id})}
+                 rejectComment={() => props.rejectComment({commentId: props.comment.id})}
+                 showBanUserDialog={() => props.showBanUserDialog(props.comment.user, props.comment.id)}
                />
              )}
            </div>
-          {props.user.banned === 'banned' ?
+          {props.comment.user.banned === 'banned' ?
             <span className={styles.banned}>
               <Icon name='error_outline'/>
               {lang.t('comment.banned_user')}
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ const Comment = ({actions = [], ...props}) => {
       </div>
 
      <div className={styles.moderateArticle}>
-       {props.asset.title} <Link to={`/admin/moderate/${props.asset.id}`}>Moderate Article</Link>
+       {props.comment.asset.title} <Link to={`/admin/moderate/${props.comment.asset.id}`}>Moderate Article</Link>
      </div>
 
       <div className={styles.itemBody}>
         <p className={styles.body}>
           <Linkify component='span' properties={{style: linkStyles}}>
-            <Highlighter searchWords={props.suspectWords} textToHighlight={props.body}/>
+            <Highlighter searchWords={props.suspectWords} textToHighlight={props.comment.body}/>
           </Linkify>
         </p>
       </div>
@@ -74,9 +74,4 @@ const linkStyles = {
   padding: '1px 2px'
 };
 
-Comment.propTypes = {
-  user: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
-  asset: PropTypes.object.isRequired
-};
-
 export default Comment;
diff --git a/graph/mutators/comment.js b/graph/mutators/comment.js
index 844b47d3c..98891953c 100644
--- a/graph/mutators/comment.js
+++ b/graph/mutators/comment.js
@@ -179,19 +179,20 @@ module.exports = (context) => {
   // TODO: refactor to something that'll return an error in the event an attempt
   // is made to mutate state while not logged in. There's got to be a better way
   // to do this.
-  if (context.user && context.user.can('mutation:createComment', 'mutation:setUserStatus')) {
-    return {
-      Comment: {
-        create: (comment) => createPublicComment(context, comment),
-        setCommentStatus: (action) => setCommentStatus(context, action)
-      }
-    };
-  }
-
-  return {
+  let mutators = {
     Comment: {
       create: () => Promise.reject(errors.ErrNotAuthorized),
       setCommentStatus: () => Promise.reject(errors.ErrNotAuthorized)
     }
   };
+
+  if (context.user && context.user.can('mutation:createComment')) {
+    mutators.Comment.create = (comment) => createPublicComment(context, comment);
+  }
+
+  if (context.user && context.user.can('mutation:setCommentStatus')) {
+    mutators.Comment.setCommentStatus = (action) => setCommentStatus(context, action);
+  }
+
+  return mutators;
 };
diff --git a/graph/mutators/user.js b/graph/mutators/user.js
index 7c48744d2..2c43f11be 100644
--- a/graph/mutators/user.js
+++ b/graph/mutators/user.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const errors = require('../../errors');
 const UsersService = require('../../services/users');
 
 const setUserStatus = ({user}, {id, status}) => {
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ module.exports = (context) => {
 
   return {
     User: {
-      setUserStatus: () => {},
+      setUserStatus: () => Promise.reject(errors.ErrNotAuthorized)
     }
   };
 };
diff --git a/graph/resolvers/root_mutation.js b/graph/resolvers/root_mutation.js
index 1f10d51d9..4285f900d 100644
--- a/graph/resolvers/root_mutation.js
+++ b/graph/resolvers/root_mutation.js
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ const RootMutation = {
     return wrapResponse(null)(Action.delete({id}));
   },
   setUserStatus(_, {id, status}, {mutators: {User}}) {
-    return User.setUserStatus({id, status});
+    return wrapResponse(null)(User.setUserStatus({id, status}));
   },
   setCommentStatus(_, {id, status}, {mutators: {Comment}}) {
-    return Comment.setCommentStatus({id, status});
+    return wrapResponse(null)(Comment.setCommentStatus({id, status}));
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/graph/typeDefs.graphql b/graph/typeDefs.graphql
index 325fe3b5d..b5c8539ad 100644
--- a/graph/typeDefs.graphql
+++ b/graph/typeDefs.graphql
@@ -476,6 +476,22 @@ type DeleteActionResponse implements Response {
   errors: [UserError]
 }
 
+# SetUserStatusResponse is the response returned with possibly some errors
+# relating to the delete action attempt.
+type SetUserStatusResponse implements Response {
+
+  # An array of errors relating to the mutation that occured.
+  errors: [UserError]
+}
+
+# SetCommentStatusResponse is the response returned with possibly some errors
+# relating to the delete action attempt.
+type SetCommentStatusResponse implements Response {
+
+  # An array of errors relating to the mutation that occured.
+  errors: [UserError]
+}
+
 # All mutations for the application are defined on this object.
 type RootMutation {
 
@@ -492,10 +508,10 @@ type RootMutation {
   deleteAction(id: ID!): DeleteActionResponse
 
   # Sets User status
-  setUserStatus(id: ID!, status: USER_STATUS!): Boolean
+  setUserStatus(id: ID!, status: USER_STATUS!): SetUserStatusResponse
 
   # Sets Comment status
-  setCommentStatus(id: ID!, status: COMMENT_STATUS!): Boolean
+  setCommentStatus(id: ID!, status: COMMENT_STATUS!): SetCommentStatusResponse
 }
 
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/models/user.js b/models/user.js
index bd18aa4c5..7e04386cd 100644
--- a/models/user.js
+++ b/models/user.js
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@ UserSchema.method('can', function(...actions) {
     return false;
   }
 
+  if (actions.some((action) => action === 'mutation:setUserStatus' || action === 'mutation:setCommentStatus') && !this.hasRoles('ADMIN')) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   return true;
 });