diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/feed/direct_messages.html b/bookwyrm/templates/feed/direct_messages.html
index 77f9aac19..115e1e6f4 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/feed/direct_messages.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/feed/direct_messages.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 </header>
 
 <div class="box">
-    {% include 'snippets/create_status/status.html' with type="direct" uuid=1 mention=partner no_script=True %}
+    {% include 'snippets/create_status/status.html' with type="direct" uuid=1 mention=partner %}
 </div>
 
 <section class="block">
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/user.py b/bookwyrm/views/user.py
index e00aaa8e4..2aed317f7 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/user.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/user.py
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ class User(View):
                 request.user,
             )
             .filter(user=user)
+            .exclude(
+                privacy="direct",
+                review__isnull=True,
+                comment__isnull=True,
+                quotation__isnull=True,
+            )
             .select_related(
                 "user",
                 "reply_parent",