diff --git a/blocking.py b/blocking.py
index d664000ba..86048f36d 100644
--- a/blocking.py
+++ b/blocking.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def addGlobalBlock(baseDir: str, \
     """Global block which applies to all accounts
     """
     blockingFilename=baseDir+'/accounts/blocking.txt'
-    blockHandle=blockNickName+'@'+blockDomain
+    blockHandle=blockNickname+'@'+blockDomain
     if os.path.isfile(blockingFilename):
         if blockHandle in open(blockingFilename).read():
             return False
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def addBlock(baseDir: str,nickname: str,domain: str, \
     if ':' in domain:
         domain=domain.split(':')[0]
     blockingFilename=baseDir+'/accounts/'+nickname+'@'+domain+'/blocking.txt'
-    blockHandle=blockNickName+'@'+blockDomain
+    blockHandle=blockNickname+'@'+blockDomain
     if os.path.isfile(blockingFilename):
         if blockHandle in open(blockingFilename).read():
             return False
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def removeGlobalBlock(baseDir: str, \
     """Unblock the given global block
     """
     unblockingFilename=baseDir+'/accounts/blocking.txt'
-    unblockHandle=unblockNickName+'@'+unblockDomain
+    unblockHandle=unblockNickname+'@'+unblockDomain
     if os.path.isfile(unblockingFilename):
         if unblockHandle in open(unblockingFilename).read():
             with open(unblockingFilename, 'r') as fp:
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def removeBlock(baseDir: str,nickname: str,domain: str, \
     if ':' in domain:
         domain=domain.split(':')[0]
     unblockingFilename=baseDir+'/accounts/'+nickname+'@'+domain+'/blocking.txt'
-    unblockHandle=unblockNickName+'@'+unblockDomain
+    unblockHandle=unblockNickname+'@'+unblockDomain
     if os.path.isfile(unblockingFilename):
         if unblockHandle in open(unblockingFilename).read():
             with open(unblockingFilename, 'r') as fp:
diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index c089ff78a..bee03e797 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -2139,24 +2139,15 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                     if '@' in nickname:
                         nickname=nickname.split('@')[0]
                     if moderationButton=='suspend':
-                        print('**************** suspend')
                         suspendAccount(self.server.baseDir,nickname,self.server.salts)
                     if moderationButton=='unsuspend':
                         unsuspendAccount(self.server.baseDir,nickname)
                     if moderationButton=='block':
-                        blockDomain,blockPort=getDomainFromActor(moderationText)
-                        fullBlockDomain=blockDomain
-                        if blockPort:
-                            if blockPort!=80 and blockPort!=443:
-                                fullBlockDomain=blockDomain+':'+str(blockPort)                                
+                        fullBlockDomain=moderationText.split('@')[1]
                         addGlobalBlock(self.server.baseDir, \
                                        nickname,fullBlockDomain)
                     if moderationButton=='unblock':
-                        blockDomain,blockPort=getDomainFromActor(moderationText)
-                        fullBlockDomain=blockDomain
-                        if blockPort:
-                            if blockPort!=80 and blockPort!=443:
-                                fullBlockDomain=blockDomain+':'+str(blockPort)                                
+                        fullBlockDomain=moderationText.split('@')[1]
                         removeGlobalBlock(self.server.baseDir, \
                                           nickname,fullBlockDomain)
                     if moderationButton=='remove':