diff --git a/src/plugins/profile/modals/profile.js b/src/plugins/profile/modals/profile.js
index 51da14b4b0..6b0cd53f7f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/profile/modals/profile.js
+++ b/src/plugins/profile/modals/profile.js
@@ -87,6 +87,15 @@ export default class ProfileModal extends BaseModal {
             });
         }
     }
+
+    async isBlockingAvailable() {
+        if (_converse.pluggable.plugins['converse-blocking']?.enabled(_converse)) {
+          const is_available = await api.isBlockingAvailable();
+          return is_available;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
 }
 
 api.elements.define('converse-profile-modal', ProfileModal);
diff --git a/src/plugins/profile/templates/profile_modal.js b/src/plugins/profile/templates/profile_modal.js
index 012133f61b..f296c5ad20 100644
--- a/src/plugins/profile/templates/profile_modal.js
+++ b/src/plugins/profile/templates/profile_modal.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import "shared/components/image-picker.js";
 import { __ } from 'i18n';
-import { _converse, api } from  "@converse/headless/core";
+import { _converse } from  "@converse/headless/core";
 import { html } from "lit";
 
 
@@ -57,9 +57,7 @@ export default (el) => {
         </li>`
     );
 
-    const blocking_available = (_converse.pluggable.plugins['converse-blocking']?.enabled(_converse) && api.isBlockingAvailable());
-
-    if (blocking_available) {
+    if (el.isBlockingAvailable()) {
         navigation_tabs.push(html`<li role="presentation" class="nav-item">
         <a class="nav-link ${el.tab === "blockedusers" ? "active" : ""}"
                id="blockedusers-tab"