diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/admin_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/admin_api_controller.ex
index 47b7d2da3..175260bc2 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/admin_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/admin_api_controller.ex
@@ -745,14 +745,14 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.AdminAPIController do
     end
   end
 
-  def list_statuses(%{assigns: %{user: admin}} = conn, params) do
+  def list_statuses(%{assigns: %{user: _admin}} = conn, params) do
     godmode = params["godmode"] == "true" || params["godmode"] == true
     local_only = params["local_only"] == "true" || params["local_only"] == true
     with_reblogs = params["with_reblogs"] == "true" || params["with_reblogs"] == true
     {page, page_size} = page_params(params)
 
     activities =
-      ActivityPub.fetch_statuses(admin, %{
+      ActivityPub.fetch_statuses(nil, %{
         "godmode" => godmode,
         "local_only" => local_only,
         "limit" => page_size,
diff --git a/test/web/admin_api/admin_api_controller_test.exs b/test/web/admin_api/admin_api_controller_test.exs
index 8009d4386..e4c152fb7 100644
--- a/test/web/admin_api/admin_api_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/admin_api/admin_api_controller_test.exs
@@ -3066,7 +3066,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.AdminAPIControllerTest do
   end
 
   describe "GET /api/pleroma/admin/statuses" do
-    test "returns all public, unlisted, and direct statuses", %{conn: conn, admin: admin} do
+    test "returns all public and unlisted statuses", %{conn: conn, admin: admin} do
       blocked = insert(:user)
       user = insert(:user)
       User.block(admin, blocked)
@@ -3085,7 +3085,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.AdminAPIControllerTest do
         |> json_response(200)
 
       refute "private" in Enum.map(response, & &1["visibility"])
-      assert length(response) == 4
+      assert length(response) == 3
     end
 
     test "returns only local statuses with local_only on", %{conn: conn} do
@@ -3102,12 +3102,16 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.AdminAPIControllerTest do
       assert length(response) == 1
     end
 
-    test "returns private statuses with godmode on", %{conn: conn} do
+    test "returns private and direct statuses with godmode on", %{conn: conn, admin: admin} do
       user = insert(:user)
+
+      {:ok, _} =
+        CommonAPI.post(user, %{"status" => "@#{admin.nickname}", "visibility" => "direct"})
+
       {:ok, _} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{"status" => ".", "visibility" => "private"})
       {:ok, _} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{"status" => ".", "visibility" => "public"})
       conn = get(conn, "/api/pleroma/admin/statuses?godmode=true")
-      assert json_response(conn, 200) |> length() == 2
+      assert json_response(conn, 200) |> length() == 3
     end
   end