diff --git a/core/um-query.php b/core/um-query.php
index 7fe8b671..4f1d469f 100644
--- a/core/um-query.php
+++ b/core/um-query.php
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class UM_Query {
 		if ( $post_type == 'comment' ) { // comments
 
 			unset( $args['post_type'] );
-			unset( $args['post_status'] );
+			
 			$args['type__not_in'] = apply_filters( 'um_excluded_comment_types', array('') );
 			
 			$comments = get_comments($args);