diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/api/NcApi.java b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/api/NcApi.java
index 38476a29a3..78605a7fc4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/api/NcApi.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/api/NcApi.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.opengraph.OpenGraphOverall;
 import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.participants.AddParticipantOverall;
 import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.participants.ParticipantsOverall;
-import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.participants.TalkBan;
 import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.participants.TalkBanOverall;
 import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.push.PushRegistrationOverall;
 import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.reactions.ReactionsOverall;
@@ -650,20 +649,4 @@ Observable<GenericOverall> acceptInvitation(@Header("Authorization") String auth
     @DELETE
     Observable<GenericOverall> rejectInvitation(@Header("Authorization") String authorization,
                                                 @Url String url);
-
-    @GET
-    Observable<TalkBanOverall> listBans(@Header("Authorization") String authorization,
-                                        @Url String url);
-
-    @FormUrlEncoded
-    @POST
-    Observable<TalkBan> banActor(@Header("Authorization") String authorization,
-                                 @Url String url,
-                                 @Field("actorType") String actorType,
-                                 @Field("actorId") String actorId,
-                                 @Field("internalNote") String internalNote);
-
-    @DELETE
-    Observable<GenericOverall> unbanActor(@Header("Authorization") String authorization,
-                                          @Url String url);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/api/NcApiCoroutines.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/api/NcApiCoroutines.kt
index 1970d2eeda..3bbdf0f901 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/api/NcApiCoroutines.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/api/NcApiCoroutines.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.autocomplete.AutocompleteOverall
 import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.conversations.RoomOverall
 import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.generic.GenericOverall
 import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.participants.AddParticipantOverall
+import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.participants.TalkBan
+import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.participants.TalkBanOverall
 import okhttp3.MultipartBody
 import okhttp3.RequestBody
 import retrofit2.http.Body
@@ -119,6 +121,22 @@ interface NcApiCoroutines {
     @DELETE
     suspend fun unarchiveConversation(@Header("Authorization") authorization: String, @Url url: String): GenericOverall
 
+    @FormUrlEncoded
+    @POST
+    suspend fun banActor(
+        @Header("Authorization") authorization: String,
+        @Url url: String,
+        @Field("actorType") actorType: String,
+        @Field("actorId") actorId: String,
+        @Field("internalNote") internalNote: String
+    ): TalkBan
+
+    @GET
+    suspend fun listBans(@Header("Authorization") authorization: String, @Url url: String): TalkBanOverall
+
+    @DELETE
+    suspend fun unbanActor(@Header("Authorization") authorization: String, @Url url: String): GenericOverall
+
     @POST
     suspend fun addConversationToFavorites(
         @Header("Authorization") authorization: String,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/data/network/ChatNetworkDataSource.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/data/network/ChatNetworkDataSource.kt
index f182929174..3b52c0a41e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/data/network/ChatNetworkDataSource.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/data/network/ChatNetworkDataSource.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.chat.ChatOverallSingleMessage
 import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.conversations.RoomOverall
 import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.conversations.RoomsOverall
 import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.generic.GenericOverall
-import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.participants.TalkBan
 import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.reminder.Reminder
 import io.reactivex.Observable
 import retrofit2.Response
@@ -64,14 +63,4 @@ interface ChatNetworkDataSource {
     fun createRoom(credentials: String, url: String, map: Map<String, String>): Observable<RoomOverall>
     fun setChatReadMarker(credentials: String, url: String, previousMessageId: Int): Observable<GenericOverall>
     fun editChatMessage(credentials: String, url: String, text: String): Observable<ChatOverallSingleMessage>
-    fun listBans(credentials: String, url: String): Observable<List<TalkBan>>
-    fun banActor(
-        credentials: String,
-        url: String,
-        actorType: String,
-        actorId: String,
-        internalNote: String
-    ): Observable<TalkBan>
-
-    fun unbanActor(credentials: String, url: String): Observable<GenericOverall>
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/data/network/RetrofitChatNetwork.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/data/network/RetrofitChatNetwork.kt
index 774a6d423f..080b0706f6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/data/network/RetrofitChatNetwork.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/data/network/RetrofitChatNetwork.kt
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.chat.ChatOverallSingleMessage
 import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.conversations.RoomOverall
 import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.conversations.RoomsOverall
 import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.generic.GenericOverall
-import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.participants.TalkBan
 import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.reminder.Reminder
 import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.ApiUtils
 import io.reactivex.Observable
@@ -179,22 +178,4 @@ class RetrofitChatNetwork(private val ncApi: NcApi) : ChatNetworkDataSource {
     override fun editChatMessage(credentials: String, url: String, text: String): Observable<ChatOverallSingleMessage> {
         return ncApi.editChatMessage(credentials, url, text).map { it }
     }
-
-    override fun listBans(credentials: String, url: String): Observable<List<TalkBan>> {
-        return ncApi.listBans(credentials, url).map { it.ocs?.data }
-    }
-
-    override fun banActor(
-        credentials: String,
-        url: String,
-        actorType: String,
-        actorId: String,
-        internalNote: String
-    ): Observable<TalkBan> {
-        return ncApi.banActor(credentials, url, actorType, actorId, internalNote)
-    }
-
-    override fun unbanActor(credentials: String, url: String): Observable<GenericOverall> {
-        return ncApi.unbanActor(credentials, url)
-    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/conversationinfo/viewmodel/ConversationInfoViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/conversationinfo/viewmodel/ConversationInfoViewModel.kt
index b6b4ef2885..a9ed147e7f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/conversationinfo/viewmodel/ConversationInfoViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/conversationinfo/viewmodel/ConversationInfoViewModel.kt
@@ -153,50 +153,34 @@ class ConversationInfoViewModel @Inject constructor(
 
     fun listBans(user: User, token: String) {
         val url = ApiUtils.getUrlForBans(user.baseUrl!!, token)
-        chatNetworkDataSource.listBans(user.getCredentials(), url)
-            .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
-            ?.observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
-            ?.subscribe(object : Observer<List<TalkBan>> {
-                override fun onSubscribe(p0: Disposable) {
-                    // unused atm
-                }
-
-                override fun onError(e: Throwable) {
-                    _getTalkBanState.value = ListBansErrorState
-                }
-
-                override fun onComplete() {
-                    // unused atm
-                }
-
-                override fun onNext(talkBans: List<TalkBan>) {
-                    _getTalkBanState.value = ListBansSuccessState(talkBans)
-                }
-            })
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            try {
+                val listBans = conversationsRepository.listBans(user.getCredentials(), url)
+                _getTalkBanState.value = ListBansSuccessState(listBans)
+            } catch (exception: Exception) {
+                _getTalkBanState.value = ListBansErrorState
+                Log.e(TAG, "Error while getting list of banned participants", exception)
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     fun banActor(user: User, token: String, actorType: String, actorId: String, internalNote: String) {
         val url = ApiUtils.getUrlForBans(user.baseUrl!!, token)
-        chatNetworkDataSource.banActor(user.getCredentials(), url, actorType, actorId, internalNote)
-            .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
-            ?.observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
-            ?.subscribe(object : Observer<TalkBan> {
-                override fun onSubscribe(p0: Disposable) {
-                    // unused atm
-                }
-
-                override fun onError(e: Throwable) {
-                    _getBanActorState.value = BanActorErrorState
-                }
-
-                override fun onComplete() {
-                    // unused atm
-                }
-
-                override fun onNext(talkBan: TalkBan) {
-                    _getBanActorState.value = BanActorSuccessState(talkBan)
-                }
-            })
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            try {
+                val talkBan = conversationsRepository.banActor(
+                    user.getCredentials(),
+                    url,
+                    actorType,
+                    actorId,
+                    internalNote
+                )
+                _getBanActorState.value = BanActorSuccessState(talkBan)
+            } catch (exception: Exception) {
+                _getBanActorState.value = BanActorErrorState
+                Log.e(TAG, "Error banning a participant", exception)
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     fun setConversationReadOnly(roomToken: String, state: Int) {
@@ -212,26 +196,15 @@ class ConversationInfoViewModel @Inject constructor(
 
     fun unbanActor(user: User, token: String, banId: Int) {
         val url = ApiUtils.getUrlForUnban(user.baseUrl!!, token, banId)
-        chatNetworkDataSource.unbanActor(user.getCredentials(), url)
-            .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
-            ?.observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
-            ?.subscribe(object : Observer<GenericOverall> {
-                override fun onSubscribe(p0: Disposable) {
-                    // unused atm
-                }
-
-                override fun onError(p0: Throwable) {
-                    _getUnBanActorState.value = UnBanActorErrorState
-                }
-
-                override fun onComplete() {
-                    // unused atm
-                }
-
-                override fun onNext(p0: GenericOverall) {
-                    _getUnBanActorState.value = UnBanActorSuccessState
-                }
-            })
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            try {
+                conversationsRepository.unbanActor(user.getCredentials(), url)
+                _getUnBanActorState.value = UnBanActorSuccessState
+            } catch (exception: Exception) {
+                _getUnBanActorState.value = UnBanActorErrorState
+                Log.e(TAG, "Error while unbanning a participant", exception)
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     fun allowGuests(token: String, allow: Boolean) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/repositories/conversations/ConversationsRepository.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/repositories/conversations/ConversationsRepository.kt
index 75d373dd69..df43505046 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/repositories/conversations/ConversationsRepository.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/repositories/conversations/ConversationsRepository.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 package com.nextcloud.talk.repositories.conversations
 
 import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.generic.GenericOverall
+import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.participants.TalkBan
 import io.reactivex.Observable
 
 interface ConversationsRepository {
@@ -23,6 +24,19 @@ interface ConversationsRepository {
 
     suspend fun unarchiveConversation(credentials: String, url: String): GenericOverall
 
+    fun setConversationReadOnly(credentials: String, url: String, state: Int): Observable<GenericOverall>
+
+    suspend fun banActor(
+        credentials: String,
+        url: String,
+        actorType: String,
+        actorId: String,
+        internalNote: String
+    ): TalkBan
+
+    suspend fun listBans(credentials: String, url: String): List<TalkBan>
+    suspend fun unbanActor(credentials: String, url: String): GenericOverall
+
     suspend fun setPassword(password: String, token: String): GenericOverall
 
     suspend fun setConversationReadOnly(roomToken: String, state: Int): GenericOverall
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/repositories/conversations/ConversationsRepositoryImpl.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/repositories/conversations/ConversationsRepositoryImpl.kt
index 2d7fa0609e..5732b07cda 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/repositories/conversations/ConversationsRepositoryImpl.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/repositories/conversations/ConversationsRepositoryImpl.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import com.nextcloud.talk.api.NcApi
 import com.nextcloud.talk.api.NcApiCoroutines
 import com.nextcloud.talk.data.user.model.User
 import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.generic.GenericOverall
+import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.participants.TalkBan
 import com.nextcloud.talk.repositories.conversations.ConversationsRepository.ResendInvitationsResult
 import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.ApiUtils
 import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.database.user.CurrentUserProviderNew
@@ -74,6 +75,10 @@ class ConversationsRepositoryImpl(
         return coroutineApi.unarchiveConversation(credentials, url)
     }
 
+    override fun setConversationReadOnly(credentials: String, url: String, state: Int): Observable<GenericOverall> {
+        return api.setConversationReadOnly(credentials, url, state)
+    }
+
     override suspend fun setConversationReadOnly(roomToken: String, state: Int): GenericOverall {
         val apiVersion = ApiUtils.getConversationApiVersion(user, intArrayOf(ApiUtils.API_V4, ApiUtils.API_V1))
         val url = ApiUtils.getUrlForConversationReadOnly(apiVersion, user.baseUrl!!, roomToken)
@@ -100,6 +105,25 @@ class ConversationsRepositoryImpl(
         )
     }
 
+    override suspend fun banActor(
+        credentials: String,
+        url: String,
+        actorType: String,
+        actorId: String,
+        internalNote: String
+    ): TalkBan {
+        return coroutineApi.banActor(credentials, url, actorType, actorId, internalNote)
+    }
+
+    override suspend fun listBans(credentials: String, url: String): List<TalkBan> {
+        val talkBanOverall = coroutineApi.listBans(credentials, url)
+        return talkBanOverall.ocs?.data!!
+    }
+
+    override suspend fun unbanActor(credentials: String, url: String): GenericOverall {
+        return coroutineApi.unbanActor(credentials, url)
+    }
+
     private fun apiVersion(): Int {
         return ApiUtils.getConversationApiVersion(user, intArrayOf(ApiUtils.API_V4))
     }