diff --git a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/mailbox/MailboxApiImpl.java b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/mailbox/MailboxApiImpl.java
index 8f2a907dc..d864c7502 100644
--- a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/mailbox/MailboxApiImpl.java
+++ b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/mailbox/MailboxApiImpl.java
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ class MailboxApiImpl implements MailboxApi {
 	@Override
 	public boolean checkStatus(MailboxProperties properties)
 			throws IOException, ApiException {
-		if (!properties.isOwner()) throw new IllegalArgumentException();
 		Response response = sendGetRequest(properties, "/status");
 		if (response.code() == 401) throw new ApiException();
 		return response.isSuccessful();