diff --git a/app/views/templates/stream_element.jst b/app/views/templates/stream_element.jst
index 2bdea6933..4f3268e1b 100644
--- a/app/views/templates/stream_element.jst
+++ b/app/views/templates/stream_element.jst
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <div class="right controls">
   <% if(author.id != current_user.id) { %>
-    <img src="/images/icons/ignoreuser.png" alt="Ignoreuser" class="block_user control_icon" title= "Ignore" data-person_id="<%= author.id %>" />
+    <img src="/images/icons/ignoreuser.png" alt="Ignoreuser" class="block_user control_icon" title= "Ignore" />
   <% } else { %>
     <img src="/images/deletelabel.png" class="delete control_icon remove_post" title="Delete" />
   <% } %>
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@
 </div>
 
 <div class="sm_body">
-
   <a href="/people/<%= author.id %>">
-    <img src="<%= author.avatar.small %>" class="avatar" data-person_id="<%= author.id %>"/>
+    <img src="<%= author.avatar.small %>" class="avatar" />
   </a>
 
   <div class="content">
diff --git a/config/assets.yml b/config/assets.yml
index 3fc994bb2..f646f4a7d 100644
--- a/config/assets.yml
+++ b/config/assets.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ javascripts:
     - public/javascripts/app/app.js
     - public/javascripts/app/router.js
     - public/javascripts/app/views.js
+    - public/javascripts/app/models/post.js
     - public/javascripts/app/models/*
     - public/javascripts/app/collections/*
     - public/javascripts/app/views/stream_object_view.js
diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/models/block.js b/public/javascripts/app/models/block.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..23809dec4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/models/block.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+app.models.Block = Backbone.Model.extend({
+  urlRoot : "blocks"
+});
diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/views/post_view.js b/public/javascripts/app/views/post_view.js
index ade0c6536..0827ffc70 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/views/post_view.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/views/post_view.js
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ app.views.Post = app.views.StreamObject.extend({
     // set the guid
     $(this.el).attr("id", this.model.get("guid"));
 
+    // remove post
+    this.model.bind('remove', this.remove, this);
+
     // commentStream view
     this.commentStreamView = new app.views.CommentStream({ model : this.model});
     this.likesInfoView = new app.views.LikesInfo({ model : this.model});
@@ -70,25 +73,22 @@ app.views.Post = app.views.StreamObject.extend({
 
   blockUser: function(evt){
     if(evt) { evt.preventDefault(); }
+    if(!confirm("Ignore this user?")) { return }
 
-    if(confirm('Ignore this user?')) {
-      var person_id = $(evt.target).data('person_id');
-      var self = this;
+    var personId = this.model.get("author").id;
+    var block = new app.models.Block();
 
-      $.post('/blocks', {block : {"person_id" : person_id}}, function(data){
-        var models_to_remove = [];
+    block.save({block : {person_id : personId}}, {
+      success : function(){
+        if(!app.stream) { return }
 
-        _.each(self.model.collection.models, function(model){
-          if(model.get("author")["id"] == person_id) {
-            models_to_remove.push(model);
+        _.each(app.stream.collection.models, function(model){
+          if(model.get("author").id == personId) {
+            app.stream.collection.remove(model);
           }
         })
-
-        self.model.collection.remove(models_to_remove);
-      }, "json");
-    }
-
-    return this;
+      }
+    })
   },
 
   focusCommentTextarea: function(evt){
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/support/jasmine.yml b/spec/javascripts/support/jasmine.yml
index bfbdc6c22..0cfcc36ec 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/support/jasmine.yml
+++ b/spec/javascripts/support/jasmine.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ src_files:
   - public/javascripts/app/app.js
   - public/javascripts/app/router.js
   - public/javascripts/app/views.js
+  - public/javascripts/app/models/post.js
   - public/javascripts/app/models/*
   - public/javascripts/app/collections/*
   - public/javascripts/app/views/stream_object_view.js