diff --git a/Tekst-API/tekst/routers/units.py b/Tekst-API/tekst/routers/units.py
index efa2472e..2b40b234 100644
--- a/Tekst-API/tekst/routers/units.py
+++ b/Tekst-API/tekst/routers/units.py
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ async def find_units(
     ).to_list()
 
     active_texts_restriction = (
-        In(LayerBaseDocument.text_id, [text.id for text in active_texts])
-        if not (user and user.is_superuser)
-        else {}
+        {}
+        if user and user.is_superuser
+        else In(LayerBaseDocument.text_id, [text.id for text in active_texts])
     )
 
     readable_layers = await LayerBaseDocument.find(
diff --git a/Tekst-API/tests/integration/test_api_unit.py b/Tekst-API/tests/integration/test_api_unit.py
index 780de4d5..bb4b69ed 100644
--- a/Tekst-API/tests/integration/test_api_unit.py
+++ b/Tekst-API/tests/integration/test_api_unit.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 
 @pytest.mark.anyio
-async def test_create_layer_unit(
+async def test_create_unit(
     api_path,
     test_client: AsyncClient,
     insert_test_data,
@@ -92,3 +92,12 @@ async def test_create_layer_unit(
     endpoint = f"{api_path}/units/plaintext/637b9ad396d541a505e5439b"
     resp = await test_client.patch(endpoint, json=unit_update, cookies=session_cookie)
     assert resp.status_code == 400, status_fail_msg(400, resp)
+
+    # find all units
+    resp = await test_client.get(
+        f"{api_path}/units/", params={"limit": 100}, cookies=session_cookie
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == 200, status_fail_msg(200, resp)
+    units = resp.json()
+    assert type(units) == list
+    assert len(units) > 0