diff --git a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/api/ApiUserControllerBase.scala b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/api/ApiUserControllerBase.scala
index fa908a3..cbf37be 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/api/ApiUserControllerBase.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/api/ApiUserControllerBase.scala
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
    */
   delete("/api/v3/users/:userName/suspended")(adminOnly {
     val userName = params("userName")
-    getAccountByUserName(userName) match {
+    getAccountByUserName(userName, true) match {
       case Some(targetAccount) =>
         updateAccount(targetAccount.copy(isRemoved = false))
         NoContent()