diff --git a/src/Core/Console/GlobalCommunityBlock.php b/src/Core/Console/GlobalCommunityBlock.php
index 569bd78162..1516a8325c 100644
--- a/src/Core/Console/GlobalCommunityBlock.php
+++ b/src/Core/Console/GlobalCommunityBlock.php
@@ -6,8 +6,14 @@ use Friendica\Core\L10n;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 
 /**
- * Description of GlobalCommunityBlock
+ * @brief tool to block an account from the node
  *
+ * With this tool, you can block an account in such a way, that no postings
+ * or comments this account writes are accepted to the node.
+ *
+ * License: AGPLv3 or later, same as Friendica
+ *
+ * @author Tobias Diekershoff <mrpetovan@gmail.com>
  * @author Hypolite Petovan <mrpetovan@gmail.com>
  */
 class GlobalCommunityBlock extends \Asika\SimpleConsole\Console
@@ -17,13 +23,12 @@ class GlobalCommunityBlock extends \Asika\SimpleConsole\Console
 	protected function getHelp()
 	{
 		$help = <<<HELP
-console globalcommunityblock - Silence remote profile from global community page
+console globalcommunityblock - Block remote profile from interacting with this node
 Usage
 	bin/console globalcommunityblock <profile_url> [-h|--help|-?] [-v]
 
 Description
-	bin/console globalcommunityblock <profile_url>
-		Silences the provided remote profile URL from the global community page
+	Blocks an account in such a way that no postings or comments this account writes are accepted to this node.
 
 Options
     -h|--help|-? Show help information
@@ -57,14 +62,16 @@ HELP;
 			throw new \RuntimeException('Unable to connect to database');
 		}
 
-		$contact_id = Contact::getIdForURL($argv[1]);
+		$contact_id = Contact::getIdForURL($this->getArgument(0));
 		if (!$contact_id) {
 			throw new \RuntimeException(L10n::t('Could not find any contact entry for this URL (%s)', $nurl));
 		}
-		Contact::block($contact_id);
-		$this->out(L10n::t('The contact has been blocked from the node'));
+		if(Contact::block($contact_id)) {
+			$this->out(L10n::t('The contact has been blocked from the node'));
+		} else {
+			throw new \RuntimeException('The contact block failed.');
+		}
 
 		return 0;
 	}
-
 }