diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/mutes_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/mutes_controller.rb
index 53eb2554b6..b9ac741765 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/mutes_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/mutes_controller.rb
@@ -3,23 +3,59 @@
 class Api::V1::MutesController < ApiController
   before_action -> { doorkeeper_authorize! :follow }
   before_action :require_user!
+  after_action :insert_pagination_headers
 
   respond_to :json
 
   def index
-    @accounts = Account.includes(:muted_by)
-                       .references(:muted_by)
-                       .merge(Mute.where(account: current_account)
-                                  .paginate_by_max_id(limit_param(DEFAULT_ACCOUNTS_LIMIT), params[:max_id], params[:since_id]))
-                       .to_a
+    @accounts = load_accounts
+  end
 
-    next_path = api_v1_mutes_url(pagination_params(max_id: @accounts.last.muted_by_ids.last))     if @accounts.size == limit_param(DEFAULT_ACCOUNTS_LIMIT)
-    prev_path = api_v1_mutes_url(pagination_params(since_id: @accounts.first.muted_by_ids.first)) unless @accounts.empty?
+  private
 
+  def load_accounts
+    default_accounts.merge(paginated_mutes).to_a
+  end
+
+  def default_accounts
+    Account.includes(:muted_by).references(:muted_by)
+  end
+
+  def paginated_mutes
+    Mute.where(account: current_account).paginate_by_max_id(
+      limit_param(DEFAULT_ACCOUNTS_LIMIT),
+      params[:max_id],
+      params[:since_id]
+    )
+  end
+
+  def insert_pagination_headers
     set_pagination_headers(next_path, prev_path)
   end
 
-  private
+  def next_path
+    if records_continue?
+      api_v1_mutes_url pagination_params(max_id: pagination_max_id)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def prev_path
+    unless @accounts.empty?
+      api_v1_mutes_url pagination_params(since_id: pagination_since_id)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def pagination_max_id
+    @accounts.last.muted_by_ids.last
+  end
+
+  def pagination_since_id
+    @accounts.first.muted_by_ids.first
+  end
+
+  def records_continue?
+    @accounts.size == limit_param(DEFAULT_ACCOUNTS_LIMIT)
+  end
 
   def pagination_params(core_params)
     params.permit(:limit).merge(core_params)
diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/v1/mutes_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/v1/mutes_controller_spec.rb
index be8a5e7dd2..85aad43841 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/api/v1/mutes_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/api/v1/mutes_controller_spec.rb
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ RSpec.describe Api::V1::MutesController, type: :controller do
   let(:token) { double acceptable?: true, resource_owner_id: user.id }
 
   before do
+    Fabricate(:mute, account: user.account)
     allow(controller).to receive(:doorkeeper_token) { token }
   end
 
   describe 'GET #index' do
     it 'returns http success' do
-      get :index
+      get :index, params: { limit: 1 }
+
       expect(response).to have_http_status(:success)
     end
   end