diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/BanUserDialog.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/BanUserDialog.js
index 67e8daf67..0b2ccc0a7 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/BanUserDialog.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/BanUserDialog.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import React, {Component} from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import {connect} from 'react-redux';
 import {bindActionCreators} from 'redux';
 import BanUserDialog from '../components/BanUserDialog';
 import {hideBanUserDialog} from '../actions/banUserDialog';
-import {withSetUserStatus, withSetCommentStatus} from 'coral-framework/graphql/mutations';
+import {withSetUserBanStatus, withSetCommentStatus} from 'coral-framework/graphql/mutations';
 import {compose} from 'react-apollo';
 import t from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
 import {getErrorMessages} from 'coral-framework/utils';
@@ -12,9 +13,9 @@ import {notify} from 'coral-framework/actions/notification';
 class BanUserDialogContainer extends Component {
 
   banUser = async () => {
-    const {userId, commentId, commentStatus, setUserStatus, setCommentStatus, hideBanUserDialog, notify} = this.props;
+    const {userId, commentId, commentStatus, setUserBanStatus, setCommentStatus, hideBanUserDialog, notify} = this.props;
     try {
-      await setUserStatus({userId, status: 'BANNED'});
+      await setUserBanStatus({id: userId, status: true});
       hideBanUserDialog();
       if (commentId && commentStatus && commentStatus !== 'REJECTED') {
         await setCommentStatus({commentId, status: 'REJECTED'});
@@ -46,6 +47,14 @@ class BanUserDialogContainer extends Component {
   }
 }
 
+BanUserDialogContainer.propTypes = {
+  setUserBanStatus: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  hideBanUserDialog: PropTypes.func,
+  open: PropTypes.bool,
+  username: PropTypes.string,
+  commentStatus: PropTypes.string,
+};
+
 const mapStateToProps = ({banUserDialog: {open, userId, username, commentId, commentStatus}}) => ({
   open,
   userId,
@@ -62,7 +71,7 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) => ({
 });
 
 export default compose(
-  withSetUserStatus,
+  withSetUserBanStatus,
   withSetCommentStatus,
   connect(
     mapStateToProps,
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/graphql/index.js b/client/coral-admin/src/graphql/index.js
index d7656d9a5..4f0831efb 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/graphql/index.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/graphql/index.js
@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ function mapLeaves(o, mapper) {
 
 export default {
   mutations: {
-    SetUserStatus: ({variables: {status, userId}}) => ({
+    SetUserBanStatus: ({variables: {status, id}}) => ({
       updateQueries: {
         TalkAdmin_Community: (prev) => {
-          if (status !== 'APPROVED') {
+          if (!status) {
             return prev;
           }
           const updated = update(prev, {
             users: {
-              nodes: {$apply: (nodes) => nodes.filter((node) => node.id !== userId)},
+              nodes: {$apply: (nodes) => nodes.filter((node) => node.id !== id)},
             },
           });
           return updated;
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Community/components/People.js b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Community/components/People.js
index b92bd679a..4057eaf67 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Community/components/People.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Community/components/People.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const People = (props) => {
     totalPages,
     page,
     setRole,
-    setCommenterStatus,
+    setUserBanStatus,
     viewUserDetail,
   } = props;
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const People = (props) => {
               users={users}
               setRole={setRole}
               viewUserDetail={viewUserDetail}
-              setCommenterStatus={setCommenterStatus}
+              setUserBanStatus={setUserBanStatus}
               onHeaderClickHandler={onHeaderClickHandler}
               pageCount={totalPages}
               onPageChange={onPageChange}
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ People.propTypes = {
   onSearchChange: PropTypes.func,
   totalPages: PropTypes.number,
   onPageChange: PropTypes.func,
-  setCommenterStatus: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  setUserBanStatus: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   setRole: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   viewUserDetail: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
 };
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Community/components/Table.js b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Community/components/Table.js
index 5bfd80023..413859c40 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Community/components/Table.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Community/components/Table.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const getStatus = (status) => {
   return status.banned.status ? 'BANNED' : 'ACTIVE';
 };
 
-const Table = ({users, setRole, onHeaderClickHandler, setCommenterStatus, viewUserDetail, pageCount, page, onPageChange}) => (
+const Table = ({users, setRole, onHeaderClickHandler, setUserBanStatus, viewUserDetail, pageCount, page, onPageChange}) => (
   <div>
     <table className={`mdl-data-table ${styles.dataTable}`}>
       <thead>
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ const Table = ({users, setRole, onHeaderClickHandler, setCommenterStatus, viewUs
                 containerClassName="talk-admin-community-people-dd-status"
                 value={getStatus(row.status)}
                 placeholder={t('community.status')}
-                onChange={(status) => setCommenterStatus(row.id, status)}>
+                onChange={(status) => setUserBanStatus({id: row.id, status: status !== 'BANNED'})}>
                 <Option value={'ACTIVE'} label={t('community.active')} />
                 <Option value={'BANNED'} label={t('community.banned')} />
               </Dropdown>
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Table.propTypes = {
   users: PropTypes.array,
   onHeaderClickHandler: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   setRole: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-  setCommenterStatus: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  setUserBanStatus: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   viewUserDetail: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   pageCount: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
   page: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Community/containers/Community.js b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Community/containers/Community.js
index 282b1e6b1..d2aa673a5 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Community/containers/Community.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Community/containers/Community.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {bindActionCreators} from 'redux';
 import {compose, gql} from 'react-apollo';
 import withQuery from 'coral-framework/hocs/withQuery';
 import {getDefinitionName} from 'coral-framework/utils';
-import {withSetUserStatus, withRejectUsername} from 'coral-framework/graphql/mutations';
+import {withSetUserBanStatus, withRejectUsername} from 'coral-framework/graphql/mutations';
 import FlaggedAccounts from '../containers/FlaggedAccounts';
 import FlaggedUser from '../containers/FlaggedUser';
 import {hideRejectUsernameDialog} from '../../../actions/community';
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const withData = withQuery(gql`
 
 export default compose(
   connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps),
-  withSetUserStatus,
+  withSetUserBanStatus,
   withRejectUsername,
   withData
 )(Community);
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Community/containers/FlaggedAccounts.js b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Community/containers/FlaggedAccounts.js
index 3b980644b..4ac8a8630 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Community/containers/FlaggedAccounts.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Community/containers/FlaggedAccounts.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {withFragments} from 'plugin-api/beta/client/hocs';
 import {Spinner} from 'coral-ui';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 
-import {withSetUserStatus} from 'coral-framework/graphql/mutations';
+import {withSetUserBanStatus} from 'coral-framework/graphql/mutations';
 import {showBanUserDialog} from 'actions/banUserDialog';
 import {showSuspendUserDialog} from 'actions/suspendUserDialog';
 import {showRejectUsernameDialog} from '../../../actions/community';
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ class FlaggedAccountsContainer extends Component {
   }
 
   approveUser = ({userId}) => {
-    return this.props.setUserStatus({
-      userId,
-      status: 'APPROVED'
+    return this.props.setUserBanStatus({
+      id: userId,
+      status: false
     });
   }
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ FlaggedAccountsContainer.propTypes = {
   showSuspendUserDialog: PropTypes.func,
   showRejectUsernameDialog: PropTypes.func,
   viewUserDetail: PropTypes.func,
-  setUserStatus: PropTypes.func,
+  setUserBanStatus: PropTypes.func,
   data: PropTypes.object,
   root: PropTypes.object
 };
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) =>
 
 export default compose(
   connect(null, mapDispatchToProps),
-  withSetUserStatus,
+  withSetUserBanStatus,
   withFragments({
     root: gql`
       fragment TalkAdminCommunity_FlaggedAccounts_root on RootQuery {
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Community/containers/People.js b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Community/containers/People.js
index 063eaef2f..e618498ab 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Community/containers/People.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Community/containers/People.js
@@ -11,13 +11,12 @@ import {
   updateSorting,
   setPage,
   hideRejectUsernameDialog,
-  setCommenterStatus,
   setRole,
   setSearchValue,
 } from '../../../actions/community';
 
 class PeopleContainer extends React.Component {
-  timer=null;
+  timer = null;
 
   fetchUsers = (query = {}) => {
     const {community} = this.props;
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ class PeopleContainer extends React.Component {
       onHeaderClickHandler={this.onHeaderClickHandler}
       onPageChange={this.onPageChange}
       totalPages={this.props.community.totalPagesPeople}
-      setCommenterStatus={this.props.setCommenterStatus}
+      setUserBanStatus={this.props.setUserBanStatus}
       setRole={this.props.setRole}
       page={this.props.community.pagePeople}
       viewUserDetail={this.props.viewUserDetail}
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ PeopleContainer.propTypes = {
   fetchUsers: PropTypes.func,
   updateSorting: PropTypes.func,
   setRole: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-  setCommenterStatus: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  setUserBanStatus: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   setSearchValue: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   viewUserDetail: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   community: PropTypes.object,
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) =>
     fetchUsers,
     updateSorting,
     hideRejectUsernameDialog,
-    setCommenterStatus,
     setRole,
     viewUserDetail,
     setSearchValue,
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/graphql/fragments.js b/client/coral-framework/graphql/fragments.js
index aa8cc14e0..67df0e003 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/graphql/fragments.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/graphql/fragments.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ export default {
     'SuspendUserResponse',
     'RejectUsernameResponse',
     'CreateCommentResponse',
-    'SetUserStatusResponse',
     'CreateFlagResponse',
     'EditCommentResponse',
     'PostFlagResponse',
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/graphql/mutations.js b/client/coral-framework/graphql/mutations.js
index 668837ade..5af205934 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/graphql/mutations.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/graphql/mutations.js
@@ -196,20 +196,20 @@ export const withRejectUsername = withMutation(
     })
   });
 
-export const withSetUserStatus = withMutation(
+export const withsetUserBanStatus = withMutation(
   gql`
-    mutation SetUserStatus($userId: ID!, $status: USER_STATUS!) {
-      setUserStatus(id: $userId, status: $status) {
-        ...SetUserStatusResponse
+    mutation SetUserBanStatus($id: ID!, $status: Boolean!) {
+      setUserBanStatus(id: $id, status: $status) {
+        ...SetUserBanStatusResponse
       }
     }
   `, {
     props: ({mutate}) => ({
-      setUserStatus: ({userId, status}) => {
+      setUserBanStatus: ({id, status}) => {
         return mutate({
           variables: {
-            userId,
-            status
+            id,
+            status,
           },
         });
       }
diff --git a/plugin-api/beta/client/hocs/index.js b/plugin-api/beta/client/hocs/index.js
index 1359143e1..0723141bd 100644
--- a/plugin-api/beta/client/hocs/index.js
+++ b/plugin-api/beta/client/hocs/index.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export {default as connect} from 'coral-framework/hocs/connect';
 export {default as withEmit} from 'coral-framework/hocs/withEmit';
 export {
   withIgnoreUser,
-  withSetUserStatus,
+  withSetUserBanStatus,
   withStopIgnoringUser,
   withSetCommentStatus,
 } from 'coral-framework/graphql/mutations';
diff --git a/plugins/talk-plugin-moderation-actions/client/containers/BanUserDialog.js b/plugins/talk-plugin-moderation-actions/client/containers/BanUserDialog.js
index 2c081580a..a015d7e6c 100644
--- a/plugins/talk-plugin-moderation-actions/client/containers/BanUserDialog.js
+++ b/plugins/talk-plugin-moderation-actions/client/containers/BanUserDialog.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 
 import React from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import {compose} from 'react-apollo';
 import {bindActionCreators} from 'redux';
 import {closeBanDialog, closeMenu} from '../actions';
 import {notify} from 'plugin-api/beta/client/actions/notification';
-import {connect, withSetCommentStatus, withSetUserStatus} from 'plugin-api/beta/client/hocs';
+import {connect, withSetCommentStatus, withSetUserBanStatus} from 'plugin-api/beta/client/hocs';
 import {getErrorMessages} from 'plugin-api/beta/client/utils';
 import BanUserDialog from '../components/BanUserDialog';
 
@@ -19,13 +20,13 @@ class BanUserDialogContainer extends React.Component {
       closeMenu,
       closeBanDialog,
       setCommentStatus,
-      setUserStatus
+      setUserBanStatus
     } = this.props;
 
     try {
-      await setUserStatus({
-        userId: authorId,
-        status: 'BANNED'
+      await setUserBanStatus({
+        id: authorId,
+        status: true,
       });
 
       closeMenu();
@@ -54,23 +55,28 @@ class BanUserDialogContainer extends React.Component {
   }
 }
 
+BanUserDialogContainer.propTypes = {
+  showBanDialog: PropTypes.func,
+  closeBanDialog: PropTypes.func,
+};
+
 const mapStateToProps = ({talkPluginModerationActions: state}) => ({
   showBanDialog: state.showBanDialog,
   commentId: state.commentId,
-  authorId: state.authorId
+  authorId: state.authorId,
 });
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) =>
   bindActionCreators({
     notify,
     closeBanDialog,
-    closeMenu
+    closeMenu,
   }, dispatch);
 
 const enhance = compose(
   connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps),
   withSetCommentStatus,
-  withSetUserStatus
+  withSetUserBanStatus
 );
 
 export default enhance(BanUserDialogContainer);