diff --git a/Kickstarter-iOS/Features/Comments/Controllers/CommentRepliesViewController.swift b/Kickstarter-iOS/Features/Comments/Controllers/CommentRepliesViewController.swift
index 19a5ff8d9e..277ca7f4e1 100644
--- a/Kickstarter-iOS/Features/Comments/Controllers/CommentRepliesViewController.swift
+++ b/Kickstarter-iOS/Features/Comments/Controllers/CommentRepliesViewController.swift
@@ -198,8 +198,14 @@ final class CommentRepliesViewController: UITableViewController, MessageBannerVi
   }
 
   private func handleCommentCellHeaderTapped(in cell: UITableViewCell, _ author: Comment.Author) {
-    guard AppEnvironment.current.currentUser != nil, featureBlockUsersEnabled() else { return }
-    guard author.isBlocked == false else { return }
+    guard
+      featureBlockUsersEnabled(),
+      let currentUser = AppEnvironment.current.currentUser,
+      String(currentUser.id) != author.id,
+      !author.isBlocked
+    else {
+      return
+    }
 
     let actionSheet = UIAlertController
       .blockUserActionSheet(
diff --git a/Kickstarter-iOS/Features/Comments/Controllers/CommentsViewController.swift b/Kickstarter-iOS/Features/Comments/Controllers/CommentsViewController.swift
index 4fc9caec91..66b3aaeaa8 100644
--- a/Kickstarter-iOS/Features/Comments/Controllers/CommentsViewController.swift
+++ b/Kickstarter-iOS/Features/Comments/Controllers/CommentsViewController.swift
@@ -268,8 +268,14 @@ extension CommentsViewController {
 
 extension CommentsViewController: CommentCellDelegate {
   func commentCellDidTapHeader(_ cell: CommentCell, _ author: Comment.Author) {
-    guard AppEnvironment.current.currentUser != nil, featureBlockUsersEnabled() else { return }
-    guard author.isBlocked == false else { return }
+    guard
+      featureBlockUsersEnabled(),
+      let currentUser = AppEnvironment.current.currentUser,
+      String(currentUser.id) != author.id,
+      !author.isBlocked
+    else {
+      return
+    }
 
     let actionSheet = UIAlertController
       .blockUserActionSheet(
diff --git a/Kickstarter-iOS/Features/Messages/Controller/MessagesViewController.swift b/Kickstarter-iOS/Features/Messages/Controller/MessagesViewController.swift
index d9178c246c..cd0ea9b87c 100644
--- a/Kickstarter-iOS/Features/Messages/Controller/MessagesViewController.swift
+++ b/Kickstarter-iOS/Features/Messages/Controller/MessagesViewController.swift
@@ -224,8 +224,9 @@ extension MessagesViewController: BackingCellDelegate {
 extension MessagesViewController: MessageCellDelegate {
   func messageCellDidTapHeader(_ cell: MessageCell, _ user: User) {
     guard
-      AppEnvironment.current.currentUser != nil,
       featureBlockUsersEnabled(),
+      let currentUser = AppEnvironment.current.currentUser,
+      currentUser != user,
       !user.isBlocked
     else {
       return
diff --git a/Kickstarter-iOS/Features/ProjectPage/Controller/ProjectPageViewController.swift b/Kickstarter-iOS/Features/ProjectPage/Controller/ProjectPageViewController.swift
index 15640280e9..4429f29f7b 100644
--- a/Kickstarter-iOS/Features/ProjectPage/Controller/ProjectPageViewController.swift
+++ b/Kickstarter-iOS/Features/ProjectPage/Controller/ProjectPageViewController.swift
@@ -997,8 +997,9 @@ extension ProjectPageViewController: ProjectPamphletMainCellDelegate {
     goToCreatorForProject project: Project
   ) {
     guard
-      AppEnvironment.current.currentUser != nil,
       featureBlockUsersEnabled(),
+      let currentUser = AppEnvironment.current.currentUser,
+      currentUser != project.creator,
       !project.creator.isBlocked
     else {
       self.goToCreatorProfile(forProject: project)
diff --git a/KsApi/models/User.swift b/KsApi/models/User.swift
index 2f321e1a4c..98cb34cdd0 100644
--- a/KsApi/models/User.swift
+++ b/KsApi/models/User.swift
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ extension User: Decodable {
     case isAdmin = "is_admin"
     case isEmailVerified = "is_email_verified"
     case isFriend = "is_friend"
-    case isBlocked = "is_blocked"
+    case isBlocked
     case location
     case name
     case needsFreshFacebookToken = "needs_fresh_facebook_token"
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ extension User: EncodableType {
     result["is_admin"] = self.isAdmin ?? false
     result["is_email_verified"] = self.isEmailVerified ?? false
     result["is_friend"] = self.isFriend ?? false
-    result["is_blocked"] = self.isBlocked ?? false
+    result["isBlocked"] = self.isBlocked ?? false
     result["location"] = self.location?.encode()
     result["name"] = self.name
     result["needs_password"] = self.needsPassword ?? false
diff --git a/KsApi/models/UserTests.swift b/KsApi/models/UserTests.swift
index b814a21978..49ae1f9e0d 100644
--- a/KsApi/models/UserTests.swift
+++ b/KsApi/models/UserTests.swift
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ final class UserTests: XCTestCase {
       "is_admin": false,
       "is_email_verified": false,
       "is_friend": false,
-      "is_blocked": false,
+      "isBlocked": false,
       "opted_out_of_recommendations": true,
       "show_public_profile": false,
       "social": true
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ final class UserTests: XCTestCase {
       "is_admin": false,
       "is_email_verified": false,
       "is_friend": false,
-      "is_blocked": true,
+      "isBlocked": true,
       "opted_out_of_recommendations": true,
       "show_public_profile": false,
       "social": true