Two days after being placed on a paid leave of absence, Matt Mullenweg has been reinstated as CEO of Automattic, according to a Slack message seen by TechCrunch. WordPress Executive Director Mary Hubbard confirmed Mullenweg’s return to the CEO role in a Friday post on X, which the official WordPress account shared and Mullenweg reposted.

Mullenweg had previously told staff that CFO Mark Davies “conspired” with the board of directors, who voted to place him on leave. He also stated that the board had voted for Davies to become interim CEO. An Automattic spokesperson told The Verge that Mullenweg was “currently on leave” from the company and confirmed Davies’ interim appointment. However, in the message viewed by TechCrunch, Mullenweg wrote that the board is “back in agreement” and that he’s “in control of Automattic.”

In a separate message, Mullenweg wrote that “A lot happened in the past 48 hours that we need to sort out, and I hope much of it was a misunderstanding, because I have huge respect and regard for those involved.” TechCrunch reports that Davies’ Slack account has been deactivated and that Mullenweg had removed “all” admins from Automattic’s Slack. Mullenweg also posted about his apparent return on X, saying he thinks “this was my fifth coup attempt.”

Automattic, which owns companies like WordPress.com, Tumblr, and Beeper, didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment from The Verge. Mullenweg also published a blog post on Friday titled “Major Life Announcement” about making an offer to buy a houseboat.