diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/list.sh b/advanced/Scripts/list.sh
index 87e4ab44..c1d95aae 100755
--- a/advanced/Scripts/list.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/list.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ basename=pihole
 piholeDir=/etc/"${basename}"
 whitelist="${piholeDir}"/whitelist.txt
 blacklist="${piholeDir}"/blacklist.txt
+
 readonly regexlist="/etc/pihole/regex.list"
 reload=false
 addmode=true
diff --git a/gravity.sh b/gravity.sh
index 026cd4a4..b5694b76 100755
--- a/gravity.sh
+++ b/gravity.sh
@@ -73,6 +73,20 @@ if [[ -r "${piholeDir}/pihole.conf" ]]; then
   echo -e "  ${COL_LIGHT_RED}Ignoring overrides specified within pihole.conf! ${COL_NC}"
 fi
 
+# Determine if Pi-hole blocking is disabled
+# If this is the case, we want to update
+#  gravity.list.bck and black.list.bck instead of
+#  gravity.list and black.list
+detect_pihole_blocking_status() {
+  if [[ "${BLOCKING_ENABLED}" == false ]]; then
+    echo -e "  ${INFO} Pi-hole blocking is disabled"
+    adList="${adList}.bck"
+    blackList="${blackList}.bck"
+  else
+    echo -e "  ${INFO} Pi-hole blocking is enabled"
+  fi
+}
+
 # Determine if DNS resolution is available before proceeding
 gravity_CheckDNSResolutionAvailable() {
   local lookupDomain="pi.hole"
@@ -621,6 +635,8 @@ if [[ "${forceDelete:-}" == true ]]; then
   echo -e "${OVER}  ${TICK} ${str}"
 fi
 
+detect_pihole_blocking_status
+
 # Determine which functions to run
 if [[ "${skipDownload}" == false ]]; then
   # Gravity needs to download blocklists
diff --git a/pihole b/pihole
index 0f584b15..4f76c98d 100755
--- a/pihole
+++ b/pihole
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
 # Please see LICENSE file for your rights under this license.
 
 readonly PI_HOLE_SCRIPT_DIR="/opt/pihole"
-readonly wildcardlist="/etc/dnsmasq.d/03-pihole-wildcard.conf"
+readonly gravitylist="/etc/pihole/gravity.list"
+readonly blacklist="/etc/pihole/black.list"
+readonly setupVars="/etc/pihole/setupVars.conf"
 readonly colfile="${PI_HOLE_SCRIPT_DIR}/COL_TABLE"
 source "${colfile}"
 
@@ -146,10 +148,13 @@ Time:
 
   elif [[ "${1}" == "0" ]]; then
     # Disable Pi-hole
-    sed -i 's/^addn-hosts=\/etc\/pihole\/gravity.list/#addn-hosts=\/etc\/pihole\/gravity.list/' /etc/dnsmasq.d/01-pihole.conf
-    sed -i 's/^addn-hosts=\/etc\/pihole\/black.list/#addn-hosts=\/etc\/pihole\/black.list/' /etc/dnsmasq.d/01-pihole.conf
-    if [[ -e "$wildcardlist" ]]; then
-      mv "$wildcardlist" "/etc/pihole/wildcard.list"
+    if [[ -e "${gravitylist}" ]]; then
+      mv "${gravitylist}" "${gravitylist}.bck"
+      echo "" > "${gravitylist}"
+    fi
+    if [[ -e "${blacklist}" ]]; then
+      mv "${blacklist}" "${blacklist}.bck"
+      echo "" > "${blacklist}"
     fi
     if [[ $# > 1 ]]; then
       local error=false
@@ -187,19 +192,25 @@ Time:
       fi
 
       local str="Pi-hole Disabled"
+      sed -i "/BLOCKING_ENABLED=/d" "${setupVars}"
+      echo "BLOCKING_ENABLED=false" >> "${setupVars}"
     fi
   else
     # Enable Pi-hole
     echo -e "  ${INFO} Enabling blocking"
     local str="Pi-hole Enabled"
 
-    sed -i 's/^#addn-hosts/addn-hosts/' /etc/dnsmasq.d/01-pihole.conf
-    if [[ -e "/etc/pihole/wildcard.list" ]]; then
-      mv "/etc/pihole/wildcard.list" "$wildcardlist"
+    if [[ -e "${gravitylist}.bck" ]]; then
+      mv "${gravitylist}.bck" "${gravitylist}"
+    fi
+    if [[ -e "${blacklist}.bck" ]]; then
+      mv "${blacklist}.bck" "${blacklist}"
     fi
+    sed -i "/BLOCKING_ENABLED=/d" "${setupVars}"
+    echo "BLOCKING_ENABLED=true" >> "${setupVars}"
   fi
 
-  restartDNS
+  restartDNS reload
 
   echo -e "${OVER}  ${TICK} ${str}"
 }
@@ -242,8 +253,6 @@ Options:
 }
 
 statusFunc() {
-  local addnConfigs
-
   # Determine if service is running on port 53 (Cr: https://superuser.com/a/806331)
   if (echo > /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/53) >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     if [[ "${1}" != "web" ]]; then
@@ -257,16 +266,14 @@ statusFunc() {
     return 0
   fi
 
-  # Determine if Pi-hole's addn-hosts configs are commented out
-  addnConfigs=$(grep -i "addn-hosts=/" /etc/dnsmasq.d/01-pihole.conf)
-
-  if [[ "${addnConfigs}" =~ "#" ]]; then
+  # Determine if Pi-hole's blocking is enabled
+  if grep -q "BLOCKING_ENABLED=false" /etc/pihole/setupVars.conf; then
     # A config is commented out
     case "${1}" in
       "web") echo 0;;
       *) echo -e "  ${CROSS} Pi-hole blocking is Disabled";;
     esac
-  elif [[ -n "${addnConfigs}" ]]; then
+  elif grep -q "BLOCKING_ENABLED=true" /etc/pihole/setupVars.conf;  then
     # Configs are set
     case "${1}" in
       "web") echo 1;;
@@ -276,11 +283,10 @@ statusFunc() {
     # No configs were found
     case "${1}" in
       "web") echo 99;;
-      *) echo -e "  ${INFO} No hosts file linked to dnsmasq, adding it in enabled state";;
+      *) echo -e "  ${INFO} Pi-hole blocking will be enabled";;
     esac
-    # Add addn-host= to dnsmasq
-    echo "addn-hosts=/etc/pihole/gravity.list" >> /etc/dnsmasq.d/01-pihole.conf
-    restartDNS
+    # Enable blocking
+    pihole enable
   fi
 }