diff --git a/mastodon/status.go b/mastodon/status.go
index 7fbbe79..806eb6c 100644
--- a/mastodon/status.go
+++ b/mastodon/status.go
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ func (c *Client) TrueRemoteTimeline(ctx context.Context, instance string, instan
 	perform := url.URL{
 	    Scheme:     "https",  
 	    Host:       instance,
-	    RawQuery:   params.Encode(),
 	}
+	var paramval []string
 	withFiles := "false"
 	withReplies := "false"
 	globalTimeline := false
@@ -285,7 +285,12 @@ func (c *Client) TrueRemoteTimeline(ctx context.Context, instance string, instan
 			globalTimeline = true
 			params.Set(instanceParam, "true")
 		default:
-			params.Set(instanceParam, "true")
+			paramval = strings.Split(instanceParam, "=") 
+			if len(paramval) == 2 {
+				params.Set(paramval[0], paramval[1])
+			} else {
+				params.Set(instanceParam, "true")
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -313,6 +318,10 @@ func (c *Client) TrueRemoteTimeline(ctx context.Context, instance string, instan
 			} 
 		}
 	default:
+		if globalTimeline {
+			params.Set("local", "false")
+		}
+	    	perform.RawQuery = params.Encode()
 	    	perform.Path = "api/v1/timelines/public"
 		method = http.MethodGet
 		ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"