diff --git a/src/modules/users.js b/src/modules/users.js
index ec2ef6083ca374c74b5a5ce19c5d11019f1b34dc..82d3c4e8f0467a3d96164bf8168dac2cc10f299d 100644
--- a/src/modules/users.js
+++ b/src/modules/users.js
@@ -332,10 +332,9 @@ const users = {
         .then((relationship) => commit('updateUserRelationship', [relationship]))
     },
     toggleActivationStatus ({ rootState, commit }, user) {
-      rootState.api.backendInteractor.toggleActivationStatus(user)
-        .then(response => {
-          commit('updateActivationStatus', { user, deactivated: response.deactivated })
-        })
+      const api = user.deactivated ? rootState.api.backendInteractor.activateUser : rootState.api.backendInteractor.deactivateUser
+      api(user)
+        .then(({ deactivated }) => commit('updateActivationStatus', { user, deactivated }))
     },
     registerPushNotifications (store) {
       const token = store.state.currentUser.credentials
diff --git a/src/services/api/api.service.js b/src/services/api/api.service.js
index b739ec1fae24110a8ef6d0cf6e1b2b60dda6d2ad..a69fa53c821cd1d398b8d41f2467380bb1cb8864 100644
--- a/src/services/api/api.service.js
+++ b/src/services/api/api.service.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { each, map, concat, last } from 'lodash'
+import { each, map, concat, last, get } from 'lodash'
 import { parseStatus, parseUser, parseNotification, parseAttachment } from '../entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js'
 import 'whatwg-fetch'
 import { RegistrationError, StatusCodeError } from '../errors/errors'
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ const CHANGE_EMAIL_URL = '/api/pleroma/change_email'
 const CHANGE_PASSWORD_URL = '/api/pleroma/change_password'
 const TAG_USER_URL = '/api/pleroma/admin/users/tag'
 const PERMISSION_GROUP_URL = (screenName, right) => `/api/pleroma/admin/users/${screenName}/permission_group/${right}`
-const TOGGLE_ACTIVATION_URL = screenName => `/api/pleroma/admin/users/${screenName}/toggle_activation`
+const ACTIVATE_USER_URL = '/api/pleroma/admin/users/activate'
+const DEACTIVATE_USER_URL = '/api/pleroma/admin/users/deactivate'
 const ADMIN_USERS_URL = '/api/pleroma/admin/users'
 const SUGGESTIONS_URL = '/api/v1/suggestions'
 const NOTIFICATION_SETTINGS_URL = '/api/pleroma/notification_settings'
@@ -450,9 +451,26 @@ const deleteRight = ({ right, credentials, ...user }) => {
   })
 }
 
-// eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
-const toggleActivationStatus = ({ credentials, screen_name }) => {
-  return promisedRequest({ url: TOGGLE_ACTIVATION_URL(screen_name), method: 'PATCH', credentials })
+const activateUser = ({ credentials, screen_name: nickname }) => {
+  return promisedRequest({
+    url: ACTIVATE_USER_URL,
+    method: 'PATCH',
+    credentials,
+    payload: {
+      nicknames: [nickname]
+    }
+  }).then(response => get(response, 'users.0'))
+}
+
+const deactivateUser = ({ credentials, screen_name: nickname }) => {
+  return promisedRequest({
+    url: DEACTIVATE_USER_URL,
+    method: 'PATCH',
+    credentials,
+    payload: {
+      nicknames: [nickname]
+    }
+  }).then(response => get(response, 'users.0'))
 }
 
 const deleteUser = ({ credentials, ...user }) => {
@@ -968,7 +986,8 @@ const apiService = {
   deleteUser,
   addRight,
   deleteRight,
-  toggleActivationStatus,
+  activateUser,
+  deactivateUser,
   register,
   getCaptcha,
   updateAvatar,
diff --git a/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js b/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
index e0a15d3b60bbac4278b21df9438cd7a42f87058b..3d4ec6acf6d697d05b4f31f305d4fe21f93bf74e 100644
--- a/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
+++ b/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
@@ -89,8 +89,13 @@ const backendInteractorService = credentials => {
   }
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
-  const toggleActivationStatus = ({ screen_name }) => {
-    return apiService.toggleActivationStatus({ screen_name, credentials })
+  const activateUser = ({ screen_name }) => {
+    return apiService.activateUser({ screen_name, credentials })
+  }
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
+  const deactivateUser = ({ screen_name }) => {
+    return apiService.deactivateUser({ screen_name, credentials })
   }
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
@@ -191,7 +196,8 @@ const backendInteractorService = credentials => {
     addRight,
     deleteRight,
     deleteUser,
-    toggleActivationStatus,
+    activateUser,
+    deactivateUser,
     register,
     getCaptcha,
     updateAvatar,