diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/directories_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/directories_controller.rb
index 1109435507dfa9..35c504a7ff0965 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/directories_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/directories_controller.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ def require_enabled!
   end
 
   def set_accounts
-    @accounts = accounts_scope.offset(params[:offset]).limit(limit_param(DEFAULT_ACCOUNTS_LIMIT))
+    with_read_replica do
+      @accounts = accounts_scope.offset(params[:offset]).limit(limit_param(DEFAULT_ACCOUNTS_LIMIT))
+    end
   end
 
   def accounts_scope