diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b943d3a71..612a867d0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 - Updated PhotoPresenter, add width and height to images. ([3f8202e2](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/3f8202e2))
 - Updated Compose Apis, refactor rate limits. ([42375b3d](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/42375b3d))
 - Updated PublicApiController, show unlisted comments. ([e1c6297e](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/e1c6297e))
+- Updated ApiV1Controller, add missing variable. ([886ea617](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/886ea617))
 -  ([](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/))
 
 ## [v0.10.10 (2021-01-28)](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/compare/v0.10.9...v0.10.10)
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
index 7cda7beed..82157fd08 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
@@ -1762,6 +1762,7 @@ class ApiV1Controller extends Controller
         $ids = $request->input('media_ids');
         $in_reply_to_id = $request->input('in_reply_to_id');
         $user = $request->user();
+        $profile = $user->profile;
 
         $limitKey = 'compose:rate-limit:store:' . $user->id;
         $limitTtl = now()->addMinutes(15);