diff --git a/privatemsg.module b/privatemsg.module
index 995b97b..2cb4edc 100644
--- a/privatemsg.module
+++ b/privatemsg.module
@@ -1786,6 +1786,15 @@ function _privatemsg_validate_message(&$message, $form = FALSE) {
         $messages['warning'][] = $blocked['message'];
       }
     }
+    //do not send private messages to blocked users
+    foreach ($message->recipients as $key => $recipient) {
+      if (!$recipient->status) {
+        dpm($recipient);
+        dpm($message);
+        unset($message->recipients[$key]);
+        $messages['warning'][] = t('A message could not be sent because a user has already cancelled his/her account.');
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   // Check again, give another error message if all recipients are blocked
diff --git a/privatemsg_filter/privatemsg_filter.module b/privatemsg_filter/privatemsg_filter.module
index 081f8bb..7c65067 100644
--- a/privatemsg_filter/privatemsg_filter.module
+++ b/privatemsg_filter/privatemsg_filter.module
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ function privatemsg_filter_menu() {
     'menu_name'        => 'user-menu',
   );
   $items['messages/sent'] = array(
-    'title'            => 'Sent Messages',
+    'title'            => 'Sent messages',
     'page callback'    => 'privatemsg_list_page',
     'page arguments'   => array('sent'),
     'file'             => 'privatemsg.pages.inc',