diff --git a/src/Storage/Controllers/InstancesController.cs b/src/Storage/Controllers/InstancesController.cs
index e2ece4cb..a1ea34df 100644
--- a/src/Storage/Controllers/InstancesController.cs
+++ b/src/Storage/Controllers/InstancesController.cs
@@ -137,12 +137,6 @@ public async Task<ActionResult<QueryResponse<Instance>>> GetInstances(InstanceQu
                         return Forbid();
                     }
                 }
-
-                // Default for service owners is to exclude migrated altinn 1 and 2 instances
-                if (queryParameters.MainVersionExclude == null && queryParameters.MainVersionInclude == null)
-                {
-                    queryParameters.MainVersionInclude = 3;
-                }
             }
             else if (userId is not null || systemUser is not null)
             {
@@ -229,6 +223,12 @@ public async Task<ActionResult<QueryResponse<Instance>>> GetInstances(InstanceQu
                 queryParameters.SortBy = "desc:lastChanged";
             }
 
+            // Default is to exclude migrated altinn 1 and 2 instances
+            if (queryParameters.MainVersionExclude == null && queryParameters.MainVersionInclude == null)
+            {
+                queryParameters.MainVersionInclude = 3;
+            }
+
             queryParameters.Size ??= 100;
 
             try