diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/components/BanUserDialog.js b/client/coral-admin/src/components/BanUserDialog.js
index 430ee2fe4..a5a2d2a5f 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/components/BanUserDialog.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/components/BanUserDialog.js
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ class BanUserDialog extends React.Component {
     });
   };
 
+  handlePerform = () => {
+    this.props.onPerform({
+      message: this.state.message,
+    });
+  };
+
   renderStep0() {
     const { onCancel, username, info } = this.props;
 
@@ -63,7 +69,7 @@ class BanUserDialog extends React.Component {
   }
 
   renderStep1() {
-    const { onCancel, onPerform } = this.props;
+    const { onCancel } = this.props;
     const { message } = this.state;
 
     return (
@@ -95,7 +101,7 @@ class BanUserDialog extends React.Component {
           <Button
             className={cn('talk-ban-user-dialog-button-confirm')}
             cStyle="black"
-            onClick={onPerform}
+            onClick={this.handlePerform}
             raised
           >
             {t('bandialog.send')}
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/BanUserDialog.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/BanUserDialog.js
index 3617902ff..c869626c9 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/BanUserDialog.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/BanUserDialog.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { compose } from 'react-apollo';
 import t from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
 
 class BanUserDialogContainer extends Component {
-  banUser = async () => {
+  banUser = async ({ message }) => {
     const {
       userId,
       commentId,
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class BanUserDialogContainer extends Component {
       setCommentStatus,
       hideBanUserDialog,
     } = this.props;
-    await banUser({ id: userId, message: '' });
+    await banUser({ id: userId, message });
     hideBanUserDialog();
     if (commentId && commentStatus && commentStatus !== 'REJECTED') {
       await setCommentStatus({ commentId, status: 'REJECTED' });