diff --git a/cockatrice/src/user_context_menu.cpp b/cockatrice/src/user_context_menu.cpp
index 2925cd19..9bf0f484 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/user_context_menu.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/user_context_menu.cpp
@@ -231,23 +231,13 @@ void UserContextMenu::showContextMenu(const QPoint &pos, const QString &userName
         PendingCommand *pend = client->prepareSessionCommand(cmd);
         connect(pend, SIGNAL(finished(Response, CommandContainer, QVariant)), this, SLOT(banUser_processUserInfoResponse(Response)));
         client->sendCommand(pend);
-    } else if (actionClicked == aPromoteToMod) {
+    } else if (actionClicked == aPromoteToMod || actionClicked == aDemoteFromMod) {
         Command_AdjustMod cmd;
         cmd.set_user_name(userName.toStdString());
-        cmd.set_should_be_mod(true);
+        cmd.set_should_be_mod(actionClicked == aPromoteToMod);
 
-        // client->sendCommand(client->prepareAdminCommand(cmd));
         PendingCommand *pend = client->prepareAdminCommand(cmd);
-        connect(pend, SIGNAL(finished(Response, CommandContainer, QVariant)), this, SLOT(adjustMod_processUserResponse(Response,CommandContainer)));
-        client->sendCommand(pend);
-    } else if (actionClicked == aDemoteFromMod) {
-        Command_AdjustMod cmd;
-        cmd.set_user_name(userName.toStdString());
-        cmd.set_should_be_mod(false);
-
-        // client->sendCommand(client->prepareAdminCommand(cmd));
-        PendingCommand *pend = client->prepareAdminCommand(cmd);
-        connect(pend, SIGNAL(finished(Response, CommandContainer, QVariant)), this, SLOT(adjustMod_processUserResponse(Response,CommandContainer)));
+        connect(pend, SIGNAL(finished(Response, CommandContainer, QVariant)), this, SLOT(adjustMod_processUserResponse(Response, CommandContainer)));
         client->sendCommand(pend);
     }
 
diff --git a/servatrice/src/serversocketinterface.cpp b/servatrice/src/serversocketinterface.cpp
index a50ca128..84c1002d 100644
--- a/servatrice/src/serversocketinterface.cpp
+++ b/servatrice/src/serversocketinterface.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 #include <iostream>
+#include <QSqlError>
 #include <QSqlQuery>
 #include <QHostAddress>
 #include <QDebug>
@@ -1008,47 +1009,45 @@ Response::ResponseCode ServerSocketInterface::cmdAdjustMod(const Command_AdjustM
     QString userName = QString::fromStdString(cmd.user_name());
 
     if (cmd.should_be_mod()) {
-        logDebugMessage("Received admin command: promote user");
         QSqlQuery *query = sqlInterface->prepareQuery(
                 "update {prefix}_users set admin = :adminlevel where name = :username");
         query->bindValue(":adminlevel", 2);
         query->bindValue(":username", userName);
-        if (!sqlInterface->execSqlQuery(query))
+        if (!sqlInterface->execSqlQuery(query)){
+            logger->logMessage(QString::fromStdString("Failed to promote user %1: %2").arg(userName).arg(query->lastError().text()));
             return Response::RespInternalError;
+        }
 
         ServerSocketInterface *user = static_cast<ServerSocketInterface *>(server->getUsers().value(userName));
-        Event_NotifyUser event;
-        event.set_type(Event_NotifyUser::PROMOTED);
-        SessionEvent *se = user->prepareSessionEvent(event);
-        user->sendProtocolItem(*se);
-        delete se;
-
+        if (user) {
+            Event_NotifyUser event;
+            event.set_type(Event_NotifyUser::PROMOTED);
+            SessionEvent *se = user->prepareSessionEvent(event);
+            user->sendProtocolItem(*se);
+            delete se;
+        }
     } else {
-        logDebugMessage("Received admin command: demote user");
         QSqlQuery *query = sqlInterface->prepareQuery("update {prefix}_users set admin = :adminlevel where name = :username");
         query->bindValue(":adminlevel", 0);
         query->bindValue(":username", userName);
-        if (!sqlInterface->execSqlQuery(query))
+        if (!sqlInterface->execSqlQuery(query)){
+            logger->logMessage(QString::fromStdString("Failed to demote user %1: %2").arg(userName).arg(query->lastError().text()));
             return Response::RespInternalError;
+        }
 
-        QList<ServerSocketInterface *> userList;
         ServerSocketInterface *user = static_cast<ServerSocketInterface *>(server->getUsers().value(userName));
-        userList.append(user);
-
-        if (!userList.isEmpty()) {
+        if (user) {
             Event_ConnectionClosed event;
             event.set_reason(Event_ConnectionClosed::DEMOTED);
             event.set_reason_str("Your moderator status has been revoked.");
             event.set_end_time(QDateTime::currentDateTime().toTime_t());
-            for (int i = 0; i < userList.size(); ++i) {
-                SessionEvent *se = userList[i]->prepareSessionEvent(event);
-                userList[i]->sendProtocolItem(*se);
-                delete se;
-                QMetaObject::invokeMethod(userList[i], "prepareDestroy", Qt::QueuedConnection);
-            }
-            userList.clear();
+
+            SessionEvent *se = user->prepareSessionEvent(event);
+            user->sendProtocolItem(*se);
+            delete se;
         }
 
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(user, "prepareDestroy", Qt::QueuedConnection);
     }
 
     return Response::RespOk;