diff --git troll.module troll.module
index 50abdf0..99607b5 100644
--- troll.module
+++ troll.module
@@ -476,16 +476,18 @@ function troll_block_user($uid) {
   $user_edit['status'] = 0;
   // remove all their permissions roles
   $user_edit['roles'] = array();
-  $user = user_load(array('uid' => $uid));
-  user_save($user, $user_edit);
+  $account = user_load(array('uid' => $uid));
+  user_save($account, $user_edit);
   sess_destroy_uid($uid);
   if (variable_get('troll_block_role', NULL)) {
     $role = db_result(db_query("SELECT name FROM {role} WHERE rid = %d", variable_get('troll_block_role', 0)));
     db_query('INSERT INTO {users_roles} (uid, rid) VALUES (%d, %d)', $uid, variable_get('troll_block_role', '0'));
-    drupal_set_message(t('Blocked user !link and assigned role %role.', array('!link' => l($name, "admin/user/troll/search/view/$uid"), '%role' => $role)));
+    drupal_set_message(t('Blocked user !link and assigned role %role.', array('!link' => l($account->name, "admin/user/troll/search/view/$uid"), '%role' => $role)));
+    watchdog('troll', 'User %account was blocked and assigned role %role', array('%account' => $account->name, '%role' => $role));
   }
   else {
-    drupal_set_message(t('Blocked user !link.', array('!link' => l($name, "admin/user/troll/search/view/$uid"))));
+    drupal_set_message(t('Blocked user !link.', array('!link' => l($account->name, "admin/user/troll/search/view/$uid"))));
+    watchdog('troll', 'User %account was blocked', array('%account' => $account->name));
   }
 }