diff --git a/app/controllers/accounts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/accounts_controller.rb
index 62c862d36bf..db77b628c9f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/accounts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/accounts_controller.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class AccountsController < ApplicationController
   before_action :set_body_classes
 
   skip_around_action :set_locale, if: -> { [:json, :rss].include?(request.format&.to_sym) }
-  skip_before_action :require_functional!
+  skip_before_action :require_functional!, unless: :whitelist_mode?
 
   def show
     respond_to do |format|
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/base_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/base_controller.rb
index 153ade253d6..045e7dd2666 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/base_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/base_controller.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class Api::BaseController < ApplicationController
   include RateLimitHeaders
 
   skip_before_action :store_current_location
-  skip_before_action :require_functional!
+  skip_before_action :require_functional!, unless: :whitelist_mode?
 
   before_action :require_authenticated_user!, if: :disallow_unauthenticated_api_access?
   before_action :set_cache_headers
diff --git a/app/controllers/directories_controller.rb b/app/controllers/directories_controller.rb
index 750c835ddab..f198ad5ba5b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/directories_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/directories_controller.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class DirectoriesController < ApplicationController
   before_action :set_tag, only: :show
   before_action :set_accounts
 
-  skip_before_action :require_functional!
+  skip_before_action :require_functional!, unless: :whitelist_mode?
 
   def index
     render :index
diff --git a/app/controllers/follower_accounts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/follower_accounts_controller.rb
index 14e22dd1ec1..ab074996340 100644
--- a/app/controllers/follower_accounts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/follower_accounts_controller.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class FollowerAccountsController < ApplicationController
   before_action :set_cache_headers
 
   skip_around_action :set_locale, if: -> { request.format == :json }
-  skip_before_action :require_functional!
+  skip_before_action :require_functional!, unless: :whitelist_mode?
 
   def index
     respond_to do |format|
diff --git a/app/controllers/following_accounts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/following_accounts_controller.rb
index 95849ffb983..918bdac0a82 100644
--- a/app/controllers/following_accounts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/following_accounts_controller.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class FollowingAccountsController < ApplicationController
   before_action :set_cache_headers
 
   skip_around_action :set_locale, if: -> { request.format == :json }
-  skip_before_action :require_functional!
+  skip_before_action :require_functional!, unless: :whitelist_mode?
 
   def index
     respond_to do |format|
diff --git a/app/controllers/media_controller.rb b/app/controllers/media_controller.rb
index 1d166d6e73b..ce015dd1b21 100644
--- a/app/controllers/media_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/media_controller.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class MediaController < ApplicationController
   include Authorization
 
   skip_before_action :store_current_location
-  skip_before_action :require_functional!
+  skip_before_action :require_functional!, unless: :whitelist_mode?
 
   before_action :authenticate_user!, if: :whitelist_mode?
   before_action :set_media_attachment
diff --git a/app/controllers/remote_interaction_controller.rb b/app/controllers/remote_interaction_controller.rb
index 3b9202a5c71..6c29a2b9ffe 100644
--- a/app/controllers/remote_interaction_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/remote_interaction_controller.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class RemoteInteractionController < ApplicationController
   before_action :set_status
   before_action :set_body_classes
 
-  skip_before_action :require_functional!
+  skip_before_action :require_functional!, unless: :whitelist_mode?
 
   def new
     @remote_follow = RemoteFollow.new(session_params)
diff --git a/app/controllers/statuses_controller.rb b/app/controllers/statuses_controller.rb
index 67a6cc2ec72..17ddd31fbbf 100644
--- a/app/controllers/statuses_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/statuses_controller.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class StatusesController < ApplicationController
   before_action :set_autoplay, only: :embed
 
   skip_around_action :set_locale, if: -> { request.format == :json }
-  skip_before_action :require_functional!, only: [:show, :embed]
+  skip_before_action :require_functional!, only: [:show, :embed], unless: :whitelist_mode?
 
   content_security_policy only: :embed do |p|
     p.frame_ancestors(false)
diff --git a/app/controllers/tags_controller.rb b/app/controllers/tags_controller.rb
index 7e86d4f1ae7..234a0c41174 100644
--- a/app/controllers/tags_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/tags_controller.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class TagsController < ApplicationController
   before_action :set_body_classes
   before_action :set_instance_presenter
 
-  skip_before_action :require_functional!
+  skip_before_action :require_functional!, unless: :whitelist_mode?
 
   def show
     respond_to do |format|