diff --git a/include/api.php b/include/api.php
index 7e32a43ad..b406a4799 100644
--- a/include/api.php
+++ b/include/api.php
@@ -1819,12 +1819,14 @@ 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::toArray(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);
-
+	$ret = api_format_items($statuses, $user_info, false, $type);
+if (empty($ret)) {
+	return ['ret' => $ret, 'test' => $statuses, 'condition' => $condition, 'params' => $params, 'db' => DBA::errorNo(), 'msg' => DBA::errorMessage()];
+}
 	bindComments($ret);
 
 	$data = ['status' => $ret];