diff --git a/src/Mastodon/Decoder.elm b/src/Mastodon/Decoder.elm
index 423fb77..428dad5 100644
--- a/src/Mastodon/Decoder.elm
+++ b/src/Mastodon/Decoder.elm
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ accountDecoder =
         |> Pipe.required "avatar" Decode.string
         |> Pipe.required "avatar_static" Decode.string
         |> Pipe.required "created_at" Decode.string
-        |> Pipe.required "last_status_at" Decode.string
+        |> Pipe.optional "last_status_at" Decode.string ""
         |> Pipe.required "display_name" Decode.string
         |> Pipe.required "followers_count" Decode.int
         |> Pipe.required "following_count" Decode.int