diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d4eb8274..f4a540bd 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const { getWalletBalance } = require('./server/lbrynet');
 const configureLogging = require('./server/utils/configureLogging.js');
 const configureSlack = require('./server/utils/configureSlack.js');
 const speechPassport = require('./server/speechPassport');
+const refreshBlockedList = require('./server/models/utils/refreshBlockedList.js');
 
 const {
   details: { port: PORT },
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ function Server () {
     }
     logger.info(`Peforming updates...`);
     return Promise.all([
-      [],
+      refreshBlockedList(),
       db.Tor.refreshTable(),
     ])
       .then(([updatedBlockedList, updatedTorList]) => {
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/blocked/index.js b/server/controllers/api/blocked/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d81503c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/controllers/api/blocked/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+const logger = require('winston');
+const refreshBlockedList = require('../../../models/utils/refreshBlockedList.js');
+
+const updateBlockedList = (req, res) => {
+  refreshBlockedList()
+    .then(data => {
+      logger.info('finished updating blocked content list');
+      res.status(200).json({
+        success: true,
+        data,
+      });
+    })
+    .catch(error => {
+      logger.error(error);
+      res.status(500).json({
+        success: false,
+        error,
+      });
+    });
+};
+
+module.exports = updateBlockedList;
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/claim/blockedList/index.js b/server/models/utils/refreshBlockedList.js
similarity index 67%
rename from server/controllers/api/claim/blockedList/index.js
rename to server/models/utils/refreshBlockedList.js
index abc80d8e..ec70ac0d 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/claim/blockedList/index.js
+++ b/server/models/utils/refreshBlockedList.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 const logger = require('winston');
-const db = require('../../../../models');
+const db = require('../index.js');
 
-const updateBlockedList = (req, res) => {
-    return fetch('https://api.lbry.io/file/list_blocked')
+const refreshBlockedList = () => {
+  return fetch('https://api.lbry.io/file/list_blocked')
     .then(response => {
       return response.json();
     })
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ const updateBlockedList = (req, res) => {
       return jsonResponse.data.outpoints;
     })
     .then(outpoints => {
-      logger.info('number of blocked outpoints:', outpoints.length);
       let updatePromises = [];
       outpoints.forEach(outpoint => {
         // logger.debug('outpoint:', outpoint);
@@ -29,13 +28,12 @@ const updateBlockedList = (req, res) => {
           .then(Claim => {
             if (Claim) {
               const { claimId, name } = Claim;
-              logger.debug(`creating record in Blocked for ${name}#${claimId}`);
               const blocked = {
                 claimId,
                 name,
                 outpoint,
               };
-              return db.upsert(db.Blocked, blocked, blocked, 'Blocked')
+              return db.upsert(db.Blocked, blocked, blocked, 'Blocked');
             }
           })
           .catch(error => {
@@ -45,12 +43,11 @@ const updateBlockedList = (req, res) => {
       return Promise.all(updatePromises);
     })
     .then(() => {
-      logger.info('finished updating blocked content list');
-      res.status(200).json({success: true, message: 'finished updating blocked content list'});
+      return db.Blocked.findAll({raw: true});
     })
-    .catch((error) => {
-      logger.error(error);
+    .catch(error => {
+      throw error;
     });
 };
 
-module.exports = updateBlockedList;
+module.exports = refreshBlockedList;
diff --git a/server/routes/api/index.js b/server/routes/api/index.js
index b0d10a1a..bb24e5b2 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/index.js
+++ b/server/routes/api/index.js
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+// middleware
+const multipartMiddleware = require('../../middleware/multipartMiddleware');
+const torCheckMiddleware = require('../../middleware/torCheckMiddleware');
+// route handlers
 const channelAvailability = require('../../controllers/api/channel/availability');
 const channelClaims = require('../../controllers/api/channel/claims');
 const channelData = require('../../controllers/api/channel/data');
 const channelShortId = require('../../controllers/api/channel/shortId');
 const claimAvailability = require('../../controllers/api/claim/availability');
-const claimBlockedList = require('../../controllers/api/claim/blockedList');
 const claimData = require('../../controllers/api/claim/data/');
 const claimGet = require('../../controllers/api/claim/get');
 const claimList = require('../../controllers/api/claim/list');
@@ -15,9 +18,8 @@ const fileAvailability = require('../../controllers/api/file/availability');
 const userPassword = require('../../controllers/api/user/password');
 const publishingConfig = require('../../controllers/api/config/site/publishing');
 const getTorList = require('../../controllers/api/tor');
+const getBlockedList = require('../../controllers/api/blocked');
 
-const multipartMiddleware = require('../../middleware/multipartMiddleware');
-const torCheckMiddleware = require('../../middleware/torCheckMiddleware');
 
 module.exports = (app) => {
   // channel routes
@@ -27,7 +29,6 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
   app.get('/api/channel/claims/:channelName/:channelClaimId/:page', torCheckMiddleware, channelClaims);
   // claim routes
   app.get('/api/claim/availability/:name', torCheckMiddleware, claimAvailability);
-  app.get('/api/claim/blocked-list/', torCheckMiddleware, claimBlockedList);
   app.get('/api/claim/data/:claimName/:claimId', torCheckMiddleware, claimData);
   app.get('/api/claim/get/:name/:claimId', torCheckMiddleware, claimGet);
   app.get('/api/claim/list/:name', torCheckMiddleware, claimList);
@@ -43,4 +44,6 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
   app.get('/api/config/site/publishing', torCheckMiddleware, publishingConfig);
   // tor
   app.get('/api/tor', torCheckMiddleware, getTorList);
+  // blocked
+  app.get('/api/blocked', torCheckMiddleware, getBlockedList);
 };