diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/graphql/index.js b/client/coral-admin/src/graphql/index.js
index be99f1c64..8fedf6ebe 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/graphql/index.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/graphql/index.js
@@ -1,10 +1,33 @@
+import update from 'immutability-helper';
+
 export default {
   mutations: {
-    SetUserStatus: () => ({
-      refetchQueries: ['TalkAdmin_FlaggedAccounts'],
+    SetUserStatus: ({variables: {status, userId}}) => ({
+      updateQueries: {
+        TalkAdmin_FlaggedAccounts: (prev) => {
+          if (status !== 'APPROVED') {
+            return prev;
+          }
+          const updated = update(prev, {
+            users: {
+              nodes: {$apply: (nodes) => nodes.filter((node) => node.id !== userId)},
+            },
+          });
+          return updated;
+        }
+      }
     }),
-    RejectUsername: () => ({
-      refetchQueries: ['TalkAdmin_FlaggedAccounts'],
+    RejectUsername: ({variables: {input: {id: userId}}})  => ({
+      updateQueries: {
+        TalkAdmin_FlaggedAccounts: (prev) => {
+          const updated = update(prev, {
+            users: {
+              nodes: {$apply: (nodes) => nodes.filter((node) => node.id !== userId)},
+            },
+          });
+          return updated;
+        }
+      }
     }),
   },
 };