diff --git a/server/fishtest/templates/user.mak b/server/fishtest/templates/user.mak
index d021a6c81..d0ce6f6fb 100644
--- a/server/fishtest/templates/user.mak
+++ b/server/fishtest/templates/user.mak
@@ -175,22 +175,22 @@
         <label class="mb-2 h5">User Approval:</label>
         <div class="w-100 d-flex justify-content-between">
           <button
-            id="accept_user"
+            id="reject_user"
             name="pending"
-            value="0"
+            value="1"
             type="submit"
-            class="btn btn-success"
+            class="btn btn-danger"
             style="width: 48%;"
-          >Accept</button>
+          >Reject</button>
 
           <button
-            id="reject_user"
+            id="accept_user"
             name="pending"
-            value="1"            
+            value="0"
             type="submit"
-            class="btn btn-danger"
+            class="btn btn-success"
             style="width: 48%;"
-          >Reject</button>
+          >Accept</button>
         </div>
       </div>
     % else:
diff --git a/server/fishtest/userdb.py b/server/fishtest/userdb.py
index 9c5843ba0..443249b45 100644
--- a/server/fishtest/userdb.py
+++ b/server/fishtest/userdb.py
@@ -137,12 +137,18 @@ def save_user(self, user):
         self.last_blocked_time = 0
         self.clear_cache()
 
-    def remove_user(self, user):
+    def remove_user(self, user, rejector):
+
         result = self.users.delete_one({"_id": user["_id"]})
         if result.deleted_count > 0:
             # User successfully deleted
             self.last_pending_time = 0
             self.clear_cache()
+            # logs rejected users to the server
+            print(
+                f"user: {user['username']} with email: {user['email']} was rejected by: {rejector}",
+                flush=True,
+            )
             return True
         else:
             # User not found
diff --git a/server/fishtest/views.py b/server/fishtest/views.py
index 4549b2889..279ea6c3b 100644
--- a/server/fishtest/views.py
+++ b/server/fishtest/views.py
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ def user(request):
                     message="accepted",
                 )
             else:
-                request.userdb.remove_user(user_data)
+                request.userdb.remove_user(user_data, userid)
         return home(request)
     userc = request.userdb.user_cache.find_one({"username": user_name})
     hours = int(userc["cpu_hours"]) if userc is not None else 0