diff --git a/src/components/moderation_tools/moderation_tools.js b/src/components/moderation_tools/moderation_tools.js
index 8aadc8c503c43afc09e87711105953c2703c2e98..02b92feff1f0a910f69aef64c4b40ae7deaf068e 100644
--- a/src/components/moderation_tools/moderation_tools.js
+++ b/src/components/moderation_tools/moderation_tools.js
@@ -71,12 +71,7 @@ const ModerationTools = {
       }
     },
     toggleActivationStatus () {
-      const store = this.$store
-      const status = !!this.user.deactivated
-      store.state.api.backendInteractor.setActivationStatus(this.user, status).then(response => {
-        if (!response.ok) { return }
-        store.commit('updateActivationStatus', { user: this.user, status: status })
-      })
+      this.$store.dispatch('toggleActivationStatus', this.user)
     },
     deleteUserDialog (show) {
       this.showDeleteUserDialog = show
diff --git a/src/modules/users.js b/src/modules/users.js
index 14b2d8b53d919db2a2d1fe5b814dedf048ff5e90..82d3c4e8f0467a3d96164bf8168dac2cc10f299d 100644
--- a/src/modules/users.js
+++ b/src/modules/users.js
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ export const mutations = {
     newRights[right] = value
     set(user, 'rights', newRights)
   },
-  updateActivationStatus (state, { user: { id }, status }) {
+  updateActivationStatus (state, { user: { id }, deactivated }) {
     const user = state.usersObject[id]
-    set(user, 'deactivated', !status)
+    set(user, 'deactivated', deactivated)
   },
   setCurrentUser (state, user) {
     state.lastLoginName = user.screen_name
@@ -331,6 +331,11 @@ const users = {
       return rootState.api.backendInteractor.unsubscribeUser(id)
         .then((relationship) => commit('updateUserRelationship', [relationship]))
     },
+    toggleActivationStatus ({ rootState, commit }, user) {
+      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
       const vapidPublicKey = store.rootState.instance.vapidPublicKey
diff --git a/src/services/api/api.service.js b/src/services/api/api.service.js
index 7eb0547ebdd704080243e012985c75f9f0e111ab..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 ACTIVATION_STATUS_URL = screenName => `/api/pleroma/admin/users/${screenName}/activation_status`
+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'
@@ -450,20 +451,26 @@ const deleteRight = ({ right, credentials, ...user }) => {
   })
 }
 
-const setActivationStatus = ({ status, credentials, ...user }) => {
-  const screenName = user.screen_name
-  const body = {
-    status: status
-  }
-
-  const headers = authHeaders(credentials)
-  headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
+const activateUser = ({ credentials, screen_name: nickname }) => {
+  return promisedRequest({
+    url: ACTIVATE_USER_URL,
+    method: 'PATCH',
+    credentials,
+    payload: {
+      nicknames: [nickname]
+    }
+  }).then(response => get(response, 'users.0'))
+}
 
-  return fetch(ACTIVATION_STATUS_URL(screenName), {
-    method: 'PUT',
-    headers: headers,
-    body: JSON.stringify(body)
-  })
+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 }) => {
@@ -979,7 +986,8 @@ const apiService = {
   deleteUser,
   addRight,
   deleteRight,
-  setActivationStatus,
+  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 c16bd1f1aa338d7548340725de5872a36eb8802b..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 setActivationStatus = ({ screen_name }, status) => {
-    return apiService.setActivationStatus({ screen_name, status, 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,
-    setActivationStatus,
+    activateUser,
+    deactivateUser,
     register,
     getCaptcha,
     updateAvatar,