diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/domain_blocks_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/domain_blocks_controller.rb
index c3443b70776..f88065db8d5 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/domain_blocks_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/domain_blocks_controller.rb
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ module Admin
     end
 
     def requires_confirmation?
-      @domain_block.valid? && (@domain_block.new_record? || @domain_block.severity_changed?) && @domain_block.severity.to_s == 'suspend' && !params[:confirm]
+      @domain_block.valid? && (@domain_block.new_record? || @domain_block.severity_changed?) && @domain_block.suspend? && !params[:confirm]
     end
   end
 end