diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9fb8ff5..6283a75 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ Run the tests locally (against development environment):
 ### (Lord knows there's TODOs I could be working on...)
 
 1. RSS feed!!
-1. Log user out if locked out? Will need to check `lock_status()` beyond just logging in
 1. Support at least some Markdown, specifically the code blocks
 1. Implement tripcodes (moving this down in priority due to complexity...)
 1. Return a text response instead of HTML if a `.txt` extension [is
diff --git a/lib/PostText.pm b/lib/PostText.pm
index d76dab6..36e023c 100644
--- a/lib/PostText.pm
+++ b/lib/PostText.pm
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ sub startup($self) {
 
     $self->helper(is_mod => sub ($c) {
         if (my $mod_id = $c->session->{'mod_id'}) {
-            return 1 if $mod_id =~ /\d+/
+            return 1 unless $c->moderator->lock_status($mod_id)
         }
 
         return undef;
diff --git a/lib/PostText/Model/Moderator.pm b/lib/PostText/Model/Moderator.pm
index 527ce43..2c8597b 100644
--- a/lib/PostText/Model/Moderator.pm
+++ b/lib/PostText/Model/Moderator.pm
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ sub lock_out($self, $mod_id) {
        END_SQL
 }
 
+sub unlock($self, $mod_id) {
+    $self->pg->db->query(<<~'END_SQL', $mod_id)
+        UPDATE moderators
+           SET lock_status = FALSE
+         WHERE moderator_id = ?;
+       END_SQL
+}
+
 sub get_id($self, $email) {
     $self->pg->db->query(<<~'END_SQL', $email)->hash->{'moderator_id'}
         SELECT moderator_id