diff --git a/api/v1/views.py b/api/v1/views.py
index c47ce413..2782830b 100644
--- a/api/v1/views.py
+++ b/api/v1/views.py
@@ -341,11 +341,13 @@ class CommentViewSet(ExtendedModelViewSet):
         queryset = self.queryset
         is_deactivated = self.request.query_params.get('is_deactivated', '0')
         if is_deactivated == '0':
-            return queryset
+            queryset = queryset
         elif is_deactivated == '1':
-            return queryset.filter(deactivated_at__isnull=True)
+            queryset = queryset.filter(deactivated_at__isnull=True)
         elif is_deactivated == '2':
-            return queryset.filter(deactivated_at__isnull=False)
+            queryset = queryset.filter(deactivated_at__isnull=False)
+
+        return queryset
 
 
 class AuthorRequestViewSet(ExtendedModelViewSet):