diff --git a/account.go b/account.go
index 0faa7bb..25f1e0d 100644
--- a/account.go
+++ b/account.go
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ func viewSettings(app *App, u *User, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) err
 		Email:     fullUser.EmailClear(app.keys),
 		HasPass:   passIsSet,
 		IsLogOut:  r.FormValue("logout") == "1",
-		Suspended: fullUser.Status == UserSuspended,
+		Suspended: fullUser.IsSuspended(),
 	}
 
 	showUserPage(w, "settings", obj)
diff --git a/admin.go b/admin.go
index 65afd5f..2e5b8a5 100644
--- a/admin.go
+++ b/admin.go
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func handleAdminToggleUserStatus(app *App, u *User, w http.ResponseWriter, r *ht
 		log.Error("failed to get user: %v", err)
 		return impart.HTTPError{http.StatusInternalServerError, fmt.Sprintf("Could not get user from username: %v", err)}
 	}
-	if user.Status == UserSuspended {
+	if user.IsSuspended() {
 		err = app.db.SetUserStatus(user.ID, UserActive)
 	} else {
 		err = app.db.SetUserStatus(user.ID, UserSuspended)
diff --git a/collections.go b/collections.go
index 38ec6f1..fe9d89f 100644
--- a/collections.go
+++ b/collections.go
@@ -906,10 +906,10 @@ func handleViewCollectionTag(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) e
 			log.Error("Error getting user for collection: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
-	if !isOwner && u.Status == UserSuspended {
+	if !isOwner && u.IsSuspended() {
 		return ErrCollectionNotFound
 	}
-	displayPage.Suspended = u.Status == UserSuspended
+	displayPage.Suspended = u.IsSuspended()
 	displayPage.Owner = owner
 	coll.Owner = displayPage.Owner
 	// Add more data
diff --git a/database.go b/database.go
index 4b0c702..4b4f4dc 100644
--- a/database.go
+++ b/database.go
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ func (db *datastore) IsUserSuspended(id int64) (bool, error) {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("is user suspended: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	return u.Status == UserSuspended, nil
+	return u.IsSuspended(), nil
 }
 
 // DoesUserNeedAuth returns true if the user hasn't provided any methods for
diff --git a/invites.go b/invites.go
index 8f341ec..5f04c69 100644
--- a/invites.go
+++ b/invites.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func handleCreateUserInvite(app *App, u *User, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Re
 	muVal := r.FormValue("uses")
 	expVal := r.FormValue("expires")
 
-	if u.Status == UserSuspended {
+	if u.IsSuspended() {
 		return ErrUserSuspended
 	}