--- a/services/resources/comment_resource.inc
+++ b/services/resources/comment_resource.inc
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ function _comment_resource_index($page, $fields, $parameters, $page_size) {
   // Limit to published nodes if user doesn't have 'administer nodes'
   // permissions.
   if (!user_access('administer comments')) {
-    $parameters['status'] = 1;
+    $parameters['status'] = COMMENT_PUBLISHED;
   }
   $query = services_resource_build_index_query('comments', 'c.timestamp DESC', $page, $fields, $parameters, 'c', 'cid', $page_size, 'comment');
   // Put together array of matching nodes to return.