diff --git a/src/Services/ModerationService.cs b/src/Services/ModerationService.cs
index 344cf97..35686b9 100644
--- a/src/Services/ModerationService.cs
+++ b/src/Services/ModerationService.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public class ModerationService
         this.ctx = ctx;
     }
 
-    public UserBan AddBanToViking(Viking viking, UserBanType userBanType, DateTime expirationDate = new DateTime())
+    public string AddBanToViking(Viking viking, UserBanType userBanType, DateTime expirationDate = new DateTime())
     {
         // get UTC time stamp of function execution
         DateTime timestamp = DateTime.UtcNow;
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ public class ModerationService
         viking.UserBans.Add(userBan);
         ctx.SaveChanges();
 
-        // return ban
-        return userBan;
+        // return success message
+        return "Success";
     }
     
     public bool RemoveBanById(int id)