diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index e2da988b4..3b9cd93ac 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
     elsif request.format.html?
       redirect_to login_path(url: profile_path)
     else
-      raise ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
+      respond_with(@user, methods: @user.full_attributes, template: "users/show")
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/test/functional/users_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/users_controller_test.rb
index 9a4a111e2..05d403fbe 100644
--- a/test/functional/users_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/users_controller_test.rb
@@ -228,9 +228,9 @@ class UsersControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
         assert_redirected_to login_path(url: "/profile")
       end
 
-      should "return 404 for anonymous api calls" do
+      should "return success for anonymous api calls" do
         get profile_path(format: :json)
-        assert_response 404
+        assert_response :success
       end
     end