diff --git a/core/client/adapters/user.js b/core/client/adapters/user.js
index 6d75617f67..66ace226b8 100644
--- a/core/client/adapters/user.js
+++ b/core/client/adapters/user.js
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ var UserAdapter = EmbeddedRelationAdapter.extend({
 
         // Use the url from the ApplicationAdapter's buildURL method
         return this.ajax(url, 'PUT', { data: data });
+    },
+
+    find: function (store, type, id) {
+        var url = this.buildQuery(store, type, id);
+        url.status = 'all';
+        return this.findQuery(store, type, url);
     }
 });
 
diff --git a/core/server/api/users.js b/core/server/api/users.js
index 6224c5e967..a4b6e68312 100644
--- a/core/server/api/users.js
+++ b/core/server/api/users.js
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ users = {
      */
     destroy: function destroy(options) {
         return canThis(options.context).destroy.user(options.id).then(function () {
-            return users.read(options).then(function (result) {
+            return users.read(_.merge(options, { status: 'all'})).then(function (result) {
                 return dataProvider.Base.transaction(function (t) {
                     options.transacting = t;
                     dataProvider.Post.destroyByAuthor(options).then(function () {
diff --git a/core/server/models/user.js b/core/server/models/user.js
index b8c0c4baa8..b7253c6442 100644
--- a/core/server/models/user.js
+++ b/core/server/models/user.js
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ User = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
             // Grab the original args without the first one
             origArgs = _.toArray(arguments).slice(1);
             // Get the actual post model
-            return this.findOne({id: userModelOrId}).then(function (foundUserModel) {
+            return this.findOne({id: userModelOrId, status: 'all'}).then(function (foundUserModel) {
                 // Build up the original args but substitute with actual model
                 var newArgs = [foundUserModel].concat(origArgs);