diff --git a/server/controllers/assets/utils/getClaimIdAndServeAsset.js b/server/controllers/assets/utils/getClaimIdAndServeAsset.js
index ab0e3ce3..f5c50a1f 100644
--- a/server/controllers/assets/utils/getClaimIdAndServeAsset.js
+++ b/server/controllers/assets/utils/getClaimIdAndServeAsset.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const NO_FILE = 'NO_FILE';
 const NO_CHANNEL = 'NO_CHANNEL';
 const NO_CLAIM = 'NO_CLAIM';
 
-function serveAssetToClient (claimId, name, res) {
+const serveAssetToClient = (claimId, name, res) => {
   return getLocalFileRecord(claimId, name)
     .then(fileRecord => {
       // check that a local record was found
diff --git a/server/models/blocked.js b/server/models/blocked.js
index 04adbb79..a3955c47 100644
--- a/server/models/blocked.js
+++ b/server/models/blocked.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+const logger = require('winston');
+
 module.exports = (sequelize, { STRING }) => {
-  return sequelize.define(
+  const Blocked = sequelize.define(
     'Blocked',
     {
       outpoint: {
@@ -11,4 +13,26 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, { STRING }) => {
       freezeTableName: true,
     }
   );
+
+  Blocked.isBlocked = function (outpoint) {
+    logger.debug(`checking to see if ${outpoint} is blocked`);
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      this.findOne({
+        where: {
+          outpoint,
+        },
+      })
+        .then(result => {
+          if (!result) {
+            return resolve(false);
+          }
+          resolve(true);
+        })
+        .catch(error => {
+          reject(error);
+        });
+    });
+  };
+
+  return Blocked;
 };
diff --git a/server/models/claim.js b/server/models/claim.js
index 1ab5f355..a5232e6d 100644
--- a/server/models/claim.js
+++ b/server/models/claim.js
@@ -315,7 +315,10 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, { STRING, BOOLEAN, INTEGER, TEXT, DECIMAL }) => {
   Claim.validateLongClaimId = function (name, claimId) {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       this.findOne({
-        where: {name, claimId},
+        where: {
+          name,
+          claimId,
+        },
       })
         .then(result => {
           if (!result) {