diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses_controller.rb
index bba3c0651..e640dc6a3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses_controller.rb
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@ class Api::V1::StatusesController < Api::BaseController
   end
 
   def create
-    @status = PostStatusService.new.call(current_user.account,
+    thread = status_params[:in_reply_to_id].blank? ? nil : Status.find(status_params[:in_reply_to_id])
+    sender = thread && thread.account.username == 'tree_hole_bot' ? thread.account : current_account
+    @status = PostStatusService.new.call(sender,
                                          text: status_params[:status],
-                                         thread: status_params[:in_reply_to_id].blank? ? nil : Status.find(status_params[:in_reply_to_id]),
+                                         thread: thread,
                                          media_ids: status_params[:media_ids],
                                          sensitive: status_params[:sensitive],
                                          spoiler_text: status_params[:spoiler_text],