diff --git a/app/controllers/instance_moderations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/instance_moderations_controller.rb
index d25e1450..dc9e1dfa 100644
--- a/app/controllers/instance_moderations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/instance_moderations_controller.rb
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ class InstanceModerationsController < ApplicationController
 
     action = params[:instance_moderation_action].to_sym
     method = :"#{action}!"
+    may    = :"may_#{action}?"
+    events = instance_moderation.aasm.events.map(&:name)
+
+    return unless events.include? action
 
     InstanceModeration.transaction do
       instance_moderations.find_each do |instance_moderation|
-        events = instance_moderation.aasm.events.map(&:name)
-
-        next unless events.include? action
-
-        instance_moderation.public_send(method)
+        instance_moderation.public_send(method) if instance_moderation.public_send(may)
       end
     end
   end