diff --git a/server/controllers/api/blocked/index.js b/server/controllers/api/blocked/index.js
index d81503c4..aad2dfc2 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/blocked/index.js
+++ b/server/controllers/api/blocked/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 const logger = require('winston');
-const refreshBlockedList = require('../../../models/utils/refreshBlockedList.js');
+const db = require('../../../models');
 
 const updateBlockedList = (req, res) => {
-  refreshBlockedList()
+  db.Blocked.refreshTable()
     .then(data => {
       logger.info('finished updating blocked content list');
       res.status(200).json({
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/claim/longId/index.js b/server/controllers/api/claim/longId/index.js
index 0eb3668c..27f66b1c 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/claim/longId/index.js
+++ b/server/controllers/api/claim/longId/index.js
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ const claimLongId = ({ ip, originalUrl, body, params }, res) => {
   getClaimId(channelName, channelClaimId, claimName, claimId)
     .then(fullClaimId => {
       claimId = fullClaimId;
-      return db.Blocked.isNotBlocked(fullClaimId, claimName);
+      return db.Claim.getOutpoint(claimName, fullClaimId);
+    })
+    .then(outpoint => {
+      return db.Blocked.isNotBlocked(outpoint);
     })
     .then(() => {
       res.status(200).json({success: true, data: claimId});
diff --git a/server/controllers/assets/utils/getClaimIdAndServeAsset.js b/server/controllers/assets/utils/getClaimIdAndServeAsset.js
index 83c4c770..6603d046 100644
--- a/server/controllers/assets/utils/getClaimIdAndServeAsset.js
+++ b/server/controllers/assets/utils/getClaimIdAndServeAsset.js
@@ -17,8 +17,12 @@ const getClaimIdAndServeAsset = (channelName, channelClaimId, claimName, claimId
   getClaimId(channelName, channelClaimId, claimName, claimId)
     .then(fullClaimId => {
       claimId = fullClaimId;
-      logger.debug('FULL CLAIM ID:', fullClaimId);
-      return db.Blocked.isNotBlocked(fullClaimId, claimName);
+      logger.debug('Full claim id:', fullClaimId);
+      return db.Claim.getOutpoint(claimName, fullClaimId);
+    })
+    .then(outpoint => {
+      logger.debug('Outpoint:', outpoint);
+      return db.Blocked.isNotBlocked(outpoint);
     })
     .then(() => {
       return getLocalFileRecord(claimId, claimName);
diff --git a/server/models/blocked.js b/server/models/blocked.js
index 12a04ca9..5e413889 100644
--- a/server/models/blocked.js
+++ b/server/models/blocked.js
@@ -6,14 +6,6 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, { STRING }) => {
   const Blocked = sequelize.define(
     'Blocked',
     {
-      claimId: {
-        type     : STRING,
-        allowNull: false,
-      },
-      name: {
-        type     : STRING,
-        allowNull: false,
-      },
       outpoint: {
         type     : STRING,
         allowNull: false,
@@ -24,13 +16,12 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, { STRING }) => {
     }
   );
 
-  Blocked.isNotBlocked = function (claimId, name) {
-    logger.debug(`checking to see if ${name}#${claimId} is not blocked`);
+  Blocked.isNotBlocked = function (outpoint) {
+    logger.debug(`checking to see if ${outpoint} is not blocked`);
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       this.findOne({
         where: {
-          claimId,
-          name,
+          outpoint,
         },
       })
         .then(result => {
@@ -46,5 +37,39 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, { STRING }) => {
     });
   };
 
+  Blocked.refreshTable = function () {
+    let blockedList = [];
+    return fetch('https://api.lbry.io/file/list_blocked')
+      .then(response => {
+        return response.json();
+      })
+      .then(jsonResponse => {
+        if (!jsonResponse.data) {
+          throw new Error('no data in list_blocked response');
+        }
+        if (!jsonResponse.data.outpoints) {
+          throw new Error('no outpoints in list_blocked response');
+        }
+        return jsonResponse.data.outpoints;
+      })
+      .then(outpoints => {
+        logger.debug('total outpoints:', outpoints.length);
+        // prep the records
+        for (let i = 0; i < outpoints.length; i++) {
+          blockedList.push({
+            outpoint: outpoints[i],
+          });
+        }
+        // clear the table
+        return this.destroy({
+          truncate: true,
+        });
+      })
+      .then(() => {
+        // fill the table
+        return this.bulkCreate(blockedList);
+      });
+  };
+
   return Blocked;
 };
diff --git a/server/models/claim.js b/server/models/claim.js
index 128d76ee..7e2a5f61 100644
--- a/server/models/claim.js
+++ b/server/models/claim.js
@@ -378,5 +378,27 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, { STRING, BOOLEAN, INTEGER, TEXT, DECIMAL }) => {
     });
   };
 
+  Claim.getOutpoint = function (name, claimId) {
+    return this
+      .findAll({
+        where     : { name, claimId },
+        attributes: ['outpoint'],
+      })
+      .then(result => {
+        logger.debug('outpoint result');
+        switch (result.length) {
+          case 0:
+            throw new Error(`no record found for ${name}#${claimId}`);
+          case 1:
+            return result[0].dataValues.outpoint;
+          default:
+            throw new Error(`more than one record found for ${name}#${claimId}`);
+        }
+      })
+      .catch(error => {
+        throw error;
+      });
+  };
+
   return Claim;
 };
diff --git a/server/models/tor.js b/server/models/tor.js
index 51541545..a314e92d 100644
--- a/server/models/tor.js
+++ b/server/models/tor.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const logger = require('winston');
 const { details: { ipAddress } } = require('@config/siteConfig');
 
 module.exports = (sequelize, { STRING }) => {
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, { STRING }) => {
         return response.json();
       })
       .then(jsonResponse => {
+        logger.debug('total tor nodes:', jsonResponse.length);
+        // prep the records
         for (let i = 0; i < jsonResponse.length; i++) {
           torList.push({
             address    : jsonResponse[i].Address,
diff --git a/server/models/utils/refreshBlockedList.js b/server/models/utils/refreshBlockedList.js
index ec70ac0d..3364bd84 100644
--- a/server/models/utils/refreshBlockedList.js
+++ b/server/models/utils/refreshBlockedList.js
@@ -16,9 +16,15 @@ const refreshBlockedList = () => {
       return jsonResponse.data.outpoints;
     })
     .then(outpoints => {
+      db.Claim.findAll({
+        where: {
+          outpoint: outpoints,
+        },
+      });
+
       let updatePromises = [];
       outpoints.forEach(outpoint => {
-        // logger.debug('outpoint:', outpoint);
+        logger.debug('blocked outpoint:', outpoint);
         updatePromises.push(db.Claim
           .findOne({
             where: {