diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/controller_helper.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/controller_helper.ex
index 69188a882..0d112a932 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/controller_helper.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/controller_helper.ex
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def add_link_headers(conn, entries, extra_params) do
   defp build_pagination_fields(conn, min_id, max_id, extra_params) do
     params =
       conn.params
-      |> Map.drop(Map.keys(conn.path_params))
+      |> Map.drop(Map.keys(conn.path_params) |> Enum.map(&String.to_existing_atom/1))
       |> Map.merge(extra_params)
       |> Map.drop(@id_keys)
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/chat_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/chat_controller_test.exs
index 24efeeb73..d0b520fbc 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/chat_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/chat_controller_test.exs
@@ -211,12 +211,12 @@ test "it paginates", %{conn: conn, user: user} do
 
       assert String.match?(
                next,
-               ~r(#{api_endpoint}.*/messages\?id=.*&limit=\d+&max_id=.*; rel=\"next\"$)
+               ~r(#{api_endpoint}.*/messages\?limit=\d+&max_id=.*; rel=\"next\"$)
              )
 
       assert String.match?(
                prev,
-               ~r(#{api_endpoint}.*/messages\?id=.*&limit=\d+&min_id=.*; rel=\"prev\"$)
+               ~r(#{api_endpoint}.*/messages\?limit=\d+&min_id=.*; rel=\"prev\"$)
              )
 
       assert length(result) == 20
@@ -229,12 +229,12 @@ test "it paginates", %{conn: conn, user: user} do
 
       assert String.match?(
                next,
-               ~r(#{api_endpoint}.*/messages\?id=.*&limit=\d+&max_id=.*; rel=\"next\"$)
+               ~r(#{api_endpoint}.*/messages\?limit=\d+&max_id=.*; rel=\"next\"$)
              )
 
       assert String.match?(
                prev,
-               ~r(#{api_endpoint}.*/messages\?id=.*&limit=\d+&max_id=.*&min_id=.*; rel=\"prev\"$)
+               ~r(#{api_endpoint}.*/messages\?limit=\d+&max_id=.*&min_id=.*; rel=\"prev\"$)
              )
 
       assert length(result) == 10