diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/admin/accounts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/admin/accounts_controller.rb
index dc9d3402f..65ed69f7b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/admin/accounts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/admin/accounts_controller.rb
@@ -65,8 +65,9 @@ class Api::V1::Admin::AccountsController < Api::BaseController
 
   def destroy
     authorize @account, :destroy?
+    json = render_to_body json: @account, serializer: REST::Admin::AccountSerializer
     Admin::AccountDeletionWorker.perform_async(@account.id)
-    render json: @account, serializer: REST::Admin::AccountSerializer
+    render json: json
   end
 
   def unsensitive
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses_controller.rb
index 3fe137bfd..9270117da 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/statuses_controller.rb
@@ -77,10 +77,12 @@ class Api::V1::StatusesController < Api::BaseController
     authorize @status, :destroy?
 
     @status.discard
-    RemovalWorker.perform_async(@status.id, { 'redraft' => true })
     @status.account.statuses_count = @status.account.statuses_count - 1
+    json = render_to_body json: @status, serializer: REST::StatusSerializer, source_requested: true
 
-    render json: @status, serializer: REST::StatusSerializer, source_requested: true
+    RemovalWorker.perform_async(@status.id, { 'redraft' => true })
+
+    render json: json
   end
 
   private