diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d0252bbfb..96d5a1c09 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 - Updated public timeline api, use cached sorted set and client side block/mute filtering. ([37abcf38](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/37abcf38))
 - Updated public timeline api, add experimental cache. ([192553ff](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/192553ff))
 - Updated dark mode styles, fix black box on stories. Closes #2982. ([3169f68e](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/3169f68e))
+- Updated verify_credentials api endpoint to improve performance. ([7df3540b](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/7df3540b))
 -  ([](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/))
 
 ## [v0.11.1 (2021-09-07)](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/compare/v0.11.0...v0.11.1)
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
index 31be3f471..b4a7a0781 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ class ApiV1Controller extends Controller
 	public function verifyCredentials(Request $request)
 	{
 		abort_if(!$request->user(), 403);
+
+		abort_if($request->user()->status != null, 403);
+
 		$id = $request->user()->profile_id;
 
 		$res = ProfileService::get($id);
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/BaseApiController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/BaseApiController.php
index c700f2434..d7f9867da 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/BaseApiController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/BaseApiController.php
@@ -236,17 +236,9 @@ class BaseApiController extends Controller
         abort_if(!$user, 403);
         if($user->status != null) {
             Auth::logout();
-            return redirect('/login');
+            abort(403);
         }
-        $key = 'user:last_active_at:id:'.$user->id;
-        $ttl = now()->addMinutes(5);
-        Cache::remember($key, $ttl, function() use($user) {
-            $user->last_active_at = now();
-            $user->save();
-            return;
-        });
-        $resource = new Fractal\Resource\Item($user->profile, new AccountTransformer());
-        $res = $this->fractal->createData($resource)->toArray();
+        $res = AccountService::get($user->profile_id);
         return response()->json($res);
     }