diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/routes/admin-user-index.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/routes/admin-user-index.js.es6
index ba3b7c318a5..6a735a247ab 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/routes/admin-user-index.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/routes/admin-user-index.js.es6
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export default Discourse.Route.extend({
     viewActionLogs(username) {
       const controller = this.controllerFor('adminLogs.staffActionLogs');
       this.transitionTo('adminLogs.staffActionLogs').then(() => {
-        controller._changeFilters({ acting_user: username });
+        controller._changeFilters({ target_user: username });
       });
     }
   }
diff --git a/lib/guardian.rb b/lib/guardian.rb
index abdd927dcfa..4a369938849 100644
--- a/lib/guardian.rb
+++ b/lib/guardian.rb
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class Guardian
   end
 
   def can_view_action_logs?(target)
-    is_staff? && target && target.staff?
+    is_staff? && target
   end
 
   # Can we approve it?
diff --git a/spec/components/guardian_spec.rb b/spec/components/guardian_spec.rb
index 370e61ce2bc..a140c3c0744 100644
--- a/spec/components/guardian_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/guardian_spec.rb
@@ -289,12 +289,8 @@ describe Guardian do
       expect(Guardian.new(moderator).can_view_action_logs?(nil)).to be_falsey
     end
 
-    it 'is false for non-staff target user' do
-      expect(Guardian.new(moderator).can_view_action_logs?(user)).to be_falsey
-    end
-
-    it 'is true for staff target user' do
-      expect(Guardian.new(moderator).can_view_action_logs?(admin)).to be_truthy
+    it 'is true when target user is present' do
+      expect(Guardian.new(moderator).can_view_action_logs?(user)).to be_truthy
     end
   end