diff --git a/include/api.php b/include/api.php
index b183d88397..7e32a43ad6 100644
--- a/include/api.php
+++ b/include/api.php
@@ -1819,9 +1819,10 @@ function api_statuses_networkpublic_timeline($type)
 	}
 
 	$params = ['order' => ['id' => true], 'limit' => [$start, $count]];
-//	$statuses = Post::selectForUser(api_user(), Item::DISPLAY_FIELDLIST, $condition, $params);
-	$statuses = Post::select(Item::DISPLAY_FIELDLIST, $condition, $params);
-
+	$statuses = Post::selectForUser(api_user(), Item::DISPLAY_FIELDLIST, $condition, $params);
+if (empty($statuses)) {
+	return ['test' => $statuses, 'condition' => $condition, 'params' => $params, 'db' => DBA::errorNo(), 'msg' => DBA::errorMessage()];
+}
 	$ret = api_format_items(Post::toArray($statuses), $user_info, false, $type);
 
 	bindComments($ret);
diff --git a/tests/legacy/ApiTest.php b/tests/legacy/ApiTest.php
index 265f502f0a..14d925b527 100644
--- a/tests/legacy/ApiTest.php
+++ b/tests/legacy/ApiTest.php
@@ -1746,7 +1746,7 @@ class ApiTest extends FixtureTest
 	{
 		$_REQUEST['page'] = -2;
 		$result           = api_statuses_networkpublic_timeline('json');
-		self::assertNotEmpty($result['status']);
+		self::assertNotEmpty($result['status'], var_export($result, true));
 		foreach ($result['status'] as $status) {
 			self::assertStatus($status);
 		}