diff --git a/app/features/admin/actions/admin.server.ts b/app/features/admin/actions/admin.server.ts
index a5c1e2d3f..1d57992f4 100644
--- a/app/features/admin/actions/admin.server.ts
+++ b/app/features/admin/actions/admin.server.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export const action = async ({ request }: ActionFunctionArgs) => {
       break;
     }
     case "BAN_USER": {
-      validate(isAdmin(user), "Admin needed", 401);
+      validate(isMod(user), "Mod needed", 401);
 
       await AdminRepository.banUser({
         bannedReason: data.reason ?? null,
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export const action = async ({ request }: ActionFunctionArgs) => {
       break;
     }
     case "UNBAN_USER": {
-      validate(isAdmin(user), "Admin needed", 401);
+      validate(isMod(user), "Mod needed", 401);
 
       await AdminRepository.unbanUser(data["user"]);
 
diff --git a/app/features/admin/routes/admin.tsx b/app/features/admin/routes/admin.tsx
index 9da4e572e..1e351fd97 100644
--- a/app/features/admin/routes/admin.tsx
+++ b/app/features/admin/routes/admin.tsx
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ export default function AdminPage() {
       ) : null}
       {isAdmin(user) ? <MigrateUser /> : null}
       {isAdmin(user) ? <ForcePatron /> : null}
-      {isAdmin(user) ? <BanUser /> : null}
-      {isAdmin(user) ? <UnbanUser /> : null}
+      {isMod(user) ? <BanUser /> : null}
+      {isMod(user) ? <UnbanUser /> : null}
       {isAdmin(user) ? <RefreshPlusTiers /> : null}
       {isAdmin(user) ? <CleanUp /> : null}
     </Main>