diff --git a/src/components/moderation_tools/moderation_tools.js b/src/components/moderation_tools/moderation_tools.js
index 10a20709..02b92fef 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.$store
-      const status = !!this.user.deactivated
-      store.state.api.backendInteractor.toggleActivationStatus(this.user).then(response => {
-        if (!response.ok) { return }
-        store.commit('updateActivationStatus', { user: this.user, status: status })
-      })
+      this.$store.dispatch('toggleActivationStatus', this.user)
     },
     deleteUserDialog (show) {
       this.showDeleteUserDialog = show
diff --git a/src/modules/users.js b/src/modules/users.js
index 14b2d8b5..ec2ef608 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 +331,12 @@ const users = {
       return rootState.api.backendInteractor.unsubscribeUser(id)
         .then((relationship) => commit('updateUserRelationship', [relationship]))
     },
+    toggleActivationStatus ({ rootState, commit }, user) {
+      rootState.api.backendInteractor.toggleActivationStatus(user)
+        .then(response => {
+          commit('updateActivationStatus', { user, deactivated: response.deactivated })
+        })
+    },
     registerPushNotifications (store) {
       const token = store.state.currentUser.credentials
       const vapidPublicKey = store.rootState.instance.vapidPublicKey