diff --git a/packages/core/api-public/src/actors/list.rs b/packages/core/api-public/src/actors/list.rs
index e6804fe54f..ad9cdca5d5 100644
--- a/packages/core/api-public/src/actors/list.rs
+++ b/packages/core/api-public/src/actors/list.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ pub async fn list(
 }
 
 async fn list_inner(ctx: ApiCtx, headers: HeaderMap, query: ListQuery) -> Result<ListResponse> {
-	ctx.skip_auth();
+	ctx.auth().await?;
 
 	// Parse query
 	let actor_ids = query.actor_ids.as_ref().map(|x| {