diff --git a/api/admin.go b/api/admin.go
index 0616fd1..44843d7 100644
--- a/api/admin.go
+++ b/api/admin.go
@@ -184,7 +184,18 @@ func HandleBanIdentity(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	id, r, err := admin.BanIdentityFlowWrapper(t.Identity)
+	identityResult, r, err := admin.GetIdentityFlowWrapper(t.Identity)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		log.ErrorLogger("Error while fetching Identity details", err)
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Full HTTP response: %v\n", r)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{
+			"error": "Internal server error",
+		})
+		return
+	}
+
+	id, r, err := admin.BanIdentityFlowWrapper(identityResult)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		log.ErrorLogger("Error while calling `AdminPatchIdentities`", err)
@@ -195,6 +206,6 @@ func HandleBanIdentity(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{
-		"identities": id,
+		"identity": id,
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/wrapper/kratos/admin/admin.go b/pkg/wrapper/kratos/admin/admin.go
index 27bb09f..e24da94 100644
--- a/pkg/wrapper/kratos/admin/admin.go
+++ b/pkg/wrapper/kratos/admin/admin.go
@@ -47,18 +47,18 @@ func ListIdentityFlowWrapper() ([]client.Identity, *http.Response, error) {
 
 }
 
-func BanIdentityFlowWrapper(identity string) (*client.Identity, *http.Response, error) {
-	apiClient := client.NewAPIClient(config.KratosClientConfigAdmin)
-
-	jsonPatch := []client.JsonPatch{
-		{
-			From:  nil,
-			Op:    "replace",
-			Path:  "/active",
-			Value: false,
-		},
+func BanIdentityFlowWrapper(identity *client.Identity) (*client.Identity, *http.Response, error) {
+	newState, err := client.NewIdentityStateFromValue("inactive")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	id, r, err := apiClient.V0alpha2Api.AdminPatchIdentity(context.Background(), identity).JsonPatch(jsonPatch).Execute()
+
+	identity.Traits.(map[string]interface{})["active"] = false
+
+	submitDataBody := *client.NewAdminUpdateIdentityBody(identity.SchemaId, *newState, identity.Traits.(map[string]interface{}))
+
+	apiClient := client.NewAPIClient(config.KratosClientConfigAdmin)
+	id, r, err := apiClient.V0alpha2Api.AdminUpdateIdentity(context.Background(), identity.Id).AdminUpdateIdentityBody(submitDataBody).Execute()
 
 	return id, r, err
 }