diff --git a/lib/api/messages.js b/lib/api/messages.js
index 6712f342..a18808db 100644
--- a/lib/api/messages.js
+++ b/lib/api/messages.js
@@ -2095,7 +2095,7 @@ module.exports = (db, server, messageHandler, userHandler, storageHandler) => {
             let user = new ObjectID(result.value.user);
             let mailbox = new ObjectID(result.value.mailbox);
 
-            let cursor = await db.users
+            let cursor = await db.database
                 .collection('messages')
                 .find({
                     mailbox