diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceApiController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceApiController.php
index 5aa7971b1f50..1304c4226654 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceApiController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceApiController.php
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ class InvoiceApiController extends BaseAPIController
             return $this->response($data);
         }
         else if ($request->action == ACTION_RESTORE) {
-            $invoice = Invoice::scope($publicId)->firstOrFail();
-            $invoice = $this->invoiceRepo->restore($invoice);
+            $invoice = Invoice::scope($publicId)->withTrashed()->firstOrFail();
+            $this->invoiceRepo->restore($invoice);
 
             $transformer = new InvoiceTransformer(\Auth::user()->account, Input::get('serializer'));
             $data = $this->createItem($invoice, $transformer, 'invoice');