diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
index 34478cec8..237de3055 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
@@ -250,11 +250,8 @@ defp do_render("show.json", %{user: user} = opts) do
       end
 
     last_status_at =
-      if not is_nil(user.last_status_at) do
+      user.last_status_at &&
         user.last_status_at |> NaiveDateTime.to_date() |> Date.to_iso8601()
-      else
-        nil
-      end
 
     %{
       id: to_string(user.id),
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs
index 3bb4970ca..d5b8ad8b0 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ test "Represent a user account" do
         inserted_at: ~N[2017-08-15 15:47:06.597036],
         emoji: %{"karjalanpiirakka" => "/file.png"},
         raw_bio: "valid html. a\nb\nc\nd\nf '&<>\"",
-        also_known_as: ["https://shitposter.zone/users/shp"]
+        also_known_as: ["https://shitposter.zone/users/shp"],
+        last_status_at: NaiveDateTime.utc_now()
       })
 
     expected = %{
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ test "Represent a user account" do
         fields: []
       },
       fqn: "shp@shitposter.club",
-      last_status_at: nil,
+      last_status_at: user.last_status_at |> NaiveDateTime.to_date() |> Date.to_iso8601(),
       pleroma: %{
         ap_id: user.ap_id,
         also_known_as: ["https://shitposter.zone/users/shp"],