diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 2429418648a..c70890af63e 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def suspended?
-    suspended_till && suspended_till > DateTime.now
+    !!(suspended_till && suspended_till > DateTime.now)
   end
 
   def suspend_record
diff --git a/app/serializers/admin_user_list_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/admin_user_list_serializer.rb
index ba3953e5bb5..b4f4d60037d 100644
--- a/app/serializers/admin_user_list_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/admin_user_list_serializer.rb
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ class AdminUserListSerializer < BasicUserSerializer
     object.suspended?
   end
 
+  def include_suspended_at?
+    object.suspended?
+  end
+
+  def include_suspended_till?
+    object.suspended?
+  end
+
   def can_impersonate
     scope.can_impersonate?(object)
   end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin/users_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin/users_controller_spec.rb
index f1ac0aa408d..64dbb1060bd 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admin/users_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin/users_controller_spec.rb
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ describe Admin::UsersController do
 
       it "works properly" do
         Fabricate(:api_key, user: user)
+        expect(user).not_to be_suspended
         put(
           :suspend,
           params: {
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ describe Admin::UsersController do
         expect(response).to be_success
 
         user.reload
+        expect(user).to be_suspended
         expect(user.suspended_at).to be_present
         expect(user.suspended_till).to be_present
         expect(ApiKey.where(user_id: user.id).count).to eq(0)