diff --git a/fediseer/apis/v1/censures.py b/fediseer/apis/v1/censures.py
index 0361eab..3a59c5b 100644
--- a/fediseer/apis/v1/censures.py
+++ b/fediseer/apis/v1/censures.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class Censures(Resource):
             if p_instance.visibility_censures == enums.ListVisibility.PRIVATE:
                 if get_instance is None:
                     continue
-                if not p_instance != get_instance:
+                if p_instance != get_instance:
                     continue
             instances.append(p_instance)
         for c_instance in instances:
diff --git a/fediseer/apis/v1/endorsements.py b/fediseer/apis/v1/endorsements.py
index 5a203bd..c513322 100644
--- a/fediseer/apis/v1/endorsements.py
+++ b/fediseer/apis/v1/endorsements.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class Endorsements(Resource):
             if p_instance.visibility_endorsements == enums.ListVisibility.PRIVATE:
                 if get_instance is None:
                     continue
-                if not p_instance != get_instance:
+                if p_instance != get_instance:
                     continue
             instances.append(p_instance)
         for e_instance in instances:
diff --git a/fediseer/apis/v1/hesitations.py b/fediseer/apis/v1/hesitations.py
index 758cfa3..4d0d131 100644
--- a/fediseer/apis/v1/hesitations.py
+++ b/fediseer/apis/v1/hesitations.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class Hesitations(Resource):
             if p_instance.visibility_endorsements == enums.ListVisibility.PRIVATE:
                 if get_instance is None:
                     continue
-                if not p_instance != get_instance:
+                if p_instance != get_instance:
                     continue
             instances.append(p_instance)
         instance_details = []