# Unblocking a user from your organization Organization owners and moderators can unblock a user who was previously blocked, restoring their access to the organization's repositories. After unblocking a user from your organization, they'll be able to contribute to your organization's repositories. If you selected a specific amount of time to block the user, they will be automatically unblocked when that period of time ends. For more information, see [Blocking a user from your organization](/en/communities/maintaining-your-safety-on-github/blocking-a-user-from-your-organization). > \[!TIP] > Any settings that were removed when you blocked the user from your organization, such as collaborator status, stars, and watches, will not be restored when you unblock the user. ## Unblocking a user in a comment 1. Navigate to the comment whose author you would like to unblock. 2. In the upper-right corner of the comment, click , then click **Unblock user**. ![Screenshot of a pull request comment by octo-user. Below an icon of three dots, a dropdown menu is expanded, and "Unblock user" is outlined in orange.](/assets/images/help/repository/comment-menu-unblock-user.png) 3. To confirm you would like to unblock the user, click **OK**. ## Unblocking a user in the organization settings 1. In the upper-right corner of GitHub, click your profile picture, then click ** Organizations**. 2. Select an organization by clicking on it. 3. Under your organization name, click ** Settings**. If you cannot see the "Settings" tab, select the **** dropdown menu, then click **Settings**. ![Screenshot of the tabs in an organization's profile. The "Settings" tab is outlined in dark orange.](/assets/images/help/discussions/org-settings-global-nav-update.png) 4. In the sidebar, select ** Moderation**, then click **Blocked users**. 5. Under "Blocked users", next to the user you'd like to unblock, click **Unblock**. ## Further reading * [Blocking a user from your organization](/en/communities/maintaining-your-safety-on-github/blocking-a-user-from-your-organization) * [Blocking a user from your personal account](/en/communities/maintaining-your-safety-on-github/blocking-a-user-from-your-personal-account) * [Unblocking a user from your personal account](/en/communities/maintaining-your-safety-on-github/unblocking-a-user-from-your-personal-account) * [Reporting abuse or spam](/en/communities/maintaining-your-safety-on-github/reporting-abuse-or-spam)