diff --git a/auth-routes.lisp b/auth-routes.lisp
index 559d99b..2043cac 100644
--- a/auth-routes.lisp
+++ b/auth-routes.lisp
@@ -157,3 +157,35 @@
       
       (api-output `(("status" . "success")
                     ("message" . ,(format nil "Password reset for user: ~a" username)))))))
+
+(define-api asteroid/user/activate (user-id active) ()
+  "API endpoint for setting the active state of an user account"
+  (format t "Activation of user: #~a set to ~a~%" user-id active)
+  (require-role :admin)
+  (with-error-handling
+    (let ((user (when user-id
+                   (find-user-by-id user-id)))
+          (active (if (stringp active)
+                      (parse-integer active)
+                      active)))
+
+      (unless user
+        (error 'not-found-error :message "User not found"))
+
+      ;; Change user active state
+      (let ((result (if (= 0 active)
+                        (deactivate-user user-id)
+                        (activate-user user-id))))
+        (if result
+            (api-output `(("status" . "success")
+                          ("message" . ,(format nil "User '~a' ~a."
+                                                (dm:field user "username")
+                                                (if (= 0 active)
+                                                    "deactivated"
+                                                    "activated")))))
+            (api-output `(("status" . "error")
+                          ("message" . ,(format nil "Could not ~a user '~a'."
+                                                (if (= 0 active)
+                                                    "deactivated"
+                                                    "activated")
+                                                (dm:field user "username"))))))))))
diff --git a/static/js/users.js b/static/js/users.js
index 33051b4..c1adabc 100644
--- a/static/js/users.js
+++ b/static/js/users.js
@@ -117,18 +117,25 @@ async function deactivateUser(userId) {
     }
 
     try {
-        const response = await fetch(`/api/asteroid/users/${userId}/deactivate`, {
-            method: 'POST'
+        const formData = new FormData();
+        formData.append('user-id', userId);
+        formData.append('active', 0);
+
+        const response = await fetch('/api/asteroid/user/activate', {
+            method: 'POST',
+            body: formData
         });
 
         const result = await response.json();
+        // Handle Radiance API data wrapping
+        const data = result.data || result;
 
-        if (result.status === 'success') {
+        if (data.status === 'success') {
             loadUsers();
             loadUserStats();
-            alert('User deactivated successfully');
+            alert(data.message);
         } else {
-            alert('Error deactivating user: ' + result.message);
+            alert('Error deactivating user: ' + data.message);
         }
     } catch (error) {
         console.error('Error deactivating user:', error);
@@ -137,19 +144,31 @@ async function deactivateUser(userId) {
 }
 
 async function activateUser(userId) {
+    if (!confirm('Are you sure you want to activate this user?')) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     try {
-        const response = await fetch(`/api/asteroid/users/${userId}/activate`, {
-            method: 'POST'
+
+        const formData = new FormData();
+        formData.append('user-id', userId);
+        formData.append('active', 1);
+
+        const response = await fetch('/api/asteroid/user/activate', {
+            method: 'POST',
+            body: formData
         });
 
         const result = await response.json();
+        // Handle Radiance API data wrapping
+        const data = result.data || result;
 
-        if (result.status === 'success') {
+        if (data.status === 'success') {
             loadUsers();
             loadUserStats();
-            alert('User activated successfully');
+            alert(data.message);
         } else {
-            alert('Error activating user: ' + result.message);
+            alert('Error activating user: ' + data.message);
         }
     } catch (error) {
         console.error('Error activating user:', error);
diff --git a/user-management.lisp b/user-management.lisp
index 2967604..a5b156c 100644
--- a/user-management.lisp
+++ b/user-management.lisp
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@
 (defun find-user-by-id (user-id)
   "Find a user by ID"
   (format t "Looking for user with ID: ~a (type: ~a)~%" user-id (type-of user-id))
-  (let ((user (dm:get-one "USERS" (db:query (:= '_id user-id)))))
+  (let* ((user-id (if (stringp user-id)
+                      (parse-integer user-id)
+                      user-id))
+         (user (dm:get-one "USERS" (db:query (:= '_id user-id)))))
     (when user
       (format t "Found user '~a' with id #~a~%"
               (dm:field user "username")