diff --git a/Tusker/Views/Status/TimelineStatusCollectionViewCell.swift b/Tusker/Views/Status/TimelineStatusCollectionViewCell.swift
index 5c0a203e..3acf98f9 100644
--- a/Tusker/Views/Status/TimelineStatusCollectionViewCell.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Views/Status/TimelineStatusCollectionViewCell.swift
@@ -784,7 +784,8 @@ class TimelineStatusCollectionViewCell: UICollectionViewListCell, StatusCollecti
     }
     
     func contextMenuConfiguration() -> UIContextMenuConfiguration? {
-        guard let status = mastodonController.persistentContainer.status(for: statusID) else {
+        guard let mastodonController,
+              let status = mastodonController.persistentContainer.status(for: statusID) else {
             return nil
         }
         return UIContextMenuConfiguration {