diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Admin/Accounts.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Admin/Accounts.php
index 108231d7d..179c8a60a 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Admin/Accounts.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Admin/Accounts.php
@@ -341,29 +341,27 @@ class Accounts {
 	 * @SuppressWarnings(PHPMD.ShortVariable)
 	 */
 	private function block_unblock_accounts(): void {
-		if (!isset($_POST['user']) || !isset($_POST['blocked'])) {
+		if (!isset($_POST['user'])) {
 			return;
 		}
 
 		$users = $_POST['user'];
-		$blocked = $_POST['blocked'];
 
-		if (!is_array($users) || !is_array($blocked)) {
+		if (!is_array($users)) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		foreach($users as $i => $id) {
-			// if account is blocked remove blocked bit-flag, otherwise add blocked bit-flag
-			$op = $blocked[$i] ? '& ~' : '| ';
+		$xor = db_getfunc('^');
 
-			q("UPDATE account SET account_flags = (account_flags $op%d) WHERE account_id = %d",
+		foreach($users as $id) {
+			q("UPDATE account SET account_flags = (account_flags $xor %d) WHERE account_id = %d",
 				intval(ACCOUNT_BLOCKED),
 				intval($id)
 			);
 		}
 
 		$count = count($users);
-		$fmt = tt("%s account blocked/unblocked", "%s account blocked/unblocked", $count);
+		$fmt = tt("%s account blocked/unblocked", "%s accounts blocked/unblocked", $count);
 		notice(sprintf($fmt, $count));
 	}
 
diff --git a/view/tpl/admin_accounts.tpl b/view/tpl/admin_accounts.tpl
index 9a9fbd865..b346152f5 100644
--- a/view/tpl/admin_accounts.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/admin_accounts.tpl
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@
 						<td class="login_date">{{$u.account_lastlog}}</td>
 						<td class="account_expires">{{$u.account_expires}}</td>
 						<td class="service_class">{{$u.account_service_class}}</td>
-						<td class="checkbox_bulkedit"><input type="checkbox" class="users_ckbx p-1" id="id_user_{{$u.account_id}}" name="user[]" value="{{$u.account_id}}"><input type="hidden" name="blocked[]" value="{{$u.blocked}}"></td>
+						<td class="checkbox_bulkedit"><input type="checkbox" class="users_ckbx p-1" id="id_user_{{$u.account_id}}" name="user[]" value="{{$u.account_id}}"></td>
 						<td class="tools">
 							<a href="{{$baseurl}}/admin/accounts/delete/{{$u.account_id}}?t={{$form_security_token}}" class="p-1 text-reset" title='{{$delete}}' onclick="return confirm_delete('{{$u.name}}')"><i class="bi bi-trash admin-icons"></i></a>
 						</td>
 						<td class="tools">
-							<a href="{{$baseurl}}/admin/accounts/{{if ($u.blocked)}}un{{/if}}block/{{$u.account_id}}?t={{$form_security_token}}" class="p-1 text-reset" title='{{if ($u.blocked)}}{{$unblock}}{{else}}{{$block}}{{/if}}'><i class="bi fa-ban admin-icons{{if ($u.blocked)}} dim{{/if}}"></i></a>
+							<a href="{{$baseurl}}/admin/accounts/{{if ($u.blocked)}}un{{/if}}block/{{$u.account_id}}?t={{$form_security_token}}" class="p-1 text-reset" title='{{if ($u.blocked)}}{{$unblock}}{{else}}{{$block}}{{/if}}'><i class="bi bi-ban admin-icons{{if ($u.blocked)}} dim{{/if}}"></i></a>
 						</td>
 					</tr>
 				{{/foreach}}