diff --git a/docs/administration/CLI_tasks/user.md b/docs/administration/CLI_tasks/user.md
index f535dad82..797641898 100644
--- a/docs/administration/CLI_tasks/user.md
+++ b/docs/administration/CLI_tasks/user.md
@@ -95,33 +95,33 @@ mix pleroma.user sign_out <nickname>
 ```
 
 
-## Deactivate or activate a user 
+## Deactivate or activate a user
 ```sh tab="OTP"
- ./bin/pleroma_ctl user toggle_activated <nickname> 
+ ./bin/pleroma_ctl user toggle_activated <nickname>
 ```
 
 ```sh tab="From Source"
-mix pleroma.user toggle_activated <nickname> 
+mix pleroma.user toggle_activated <nickname>
 ```
 
 
-## Unsubscribe local users from a user and deactivate the user
+## Deactivate a user and unsubscribes local users from the user
 ```sh tab="OTP"
- ./bin/pleroma_ctl user unsubscribe NICKNAME
+ ./bin/pleroma_ctl user deactivate NICKNAME
 ```
 
 ```sh tab="From Source"
-mix pleroma.user unsubscribe NICKNAME
+mix pleroma.user deactivate NICKNAME
 ```
 
 
-## Unsubscribe local users from an instance and deactivate all accounts on it
+## Deactivate all accounts from an instance and unsubscribe local users on it
 ```sh tab="OTP"
- ./bin/pleroma_ctl user unsubscribe_all_from_instance <instance>
+ ./bin/pleroma_ctl user deacitivate_all_from_instance <instance>
 ```
 
 ```sh tab="From Source"
-mix pleroma.user unsubscribe_all_from_instance <instance>
+mix pleroma.user deactivate_all_from_instance <instance>
 ```
 
 
@@ -177,4 +177,3 @@ mix pleroma.user untag <nickname> <tags>
 ```sh tab="From Source"
 mix pleroma.user toggle_confirmed <nickname>
 ```
-
diff --git a/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/user.ex b/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/user.ex
index 93ecb4631..3635c02bc 100644
--- a/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/user.ex
+++ b/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/user.ex
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ def run(["reset_password", nickname]) do
     end
   end
 
-  def run(["unsubscribe", nickname]) do
+  def run(["deactivate", nickname]) do
     start_pleroma()
 
     with %User{} = user <- User.get_cached_by_nickname(nickname) do
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def run(["unsubscribe", nickname]) do
     end
   end
 
-  def run(["unsubscribe_all_from_instance", instance]) do
+  def run(["deactivate_all_from_instance", instance]) do
     start_pleroma()
 
     Pleroma.User.Query.build(%{nickname: "@#{instance}"})
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def run(["unsubscribe_all_from_instance", instance]) do
     |> Stream.each(fn users ->
       users
       |> Enum.each(fn user ->
-        run(["unsubscribe", user.nickname])
+        run(["deactivate", user.nickname])
       end)
     end)
     |> Stream.run()
diff --git a/test/tasks/user_test.exs b/test/tasks/user_test.exs
index 4b3ab5a87..ab7637511 100644
--- a/test/tasks/user_test.exs
+++ b/test/tasks/user_test.exs
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ test "no user to toggle" do
     end
   end
 
-  describe "running unsubscribe" do
+  describe "running deactivate" do
     test "user is unsubscribed" do
       followed = insert(:user)
       remote_followed = insert(:user, local: false)
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ test "user is unsubscribed" do
       User.follow(user, followed, :follow_accept)
       User.follow(user, remote_followed, :follow_accept)
 
-      Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.User.run(["unsubscribe", user.nickname])
+      Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.User.run(["deactivate", user.nickname])
 
       assert_received {:mix_shell, :info, [message]}
       assert message =~ "Deactivating"
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ test "user is unsubscribed" do
       assert user.deactivated
     end
 
-    test "no user to unsubscribe" do
-      Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.User.run(["unsubscribe", "nonexistent"])
+    test "no user to deactivate" do
+      Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.User.run(["deactivate", "nonexistent"])
 
       assert_received {:mix_shell, :error, [message]}
       assert message =~ "No user"