diff --git a/Tusker/Views/Status/BaseStatusTableViewCell.swift b/Tusker/Views/Status/BaseStatusTableViewCell.swift
index fb1a7976..9c55bd0b 100644
--- a/Tusker/Views/Status/BaseStatusTableViewCell.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Views/Status/BaseStatusTableViewCell.swift
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class BaseStatusTableViewCell: UITableViewCell {
     }
     
     @objc func updateUIForPreferences() {
-        guard let account = mastodonController.cache.account(for: accountID) else { return }
+        guard let mastodonController = mastodonController, let account = mastodonController.cache.account(for: accountID) else { return }
         avatarImageView.layer.cornerRadius = Preferences.shared.avatarStyle.cornerRadius(for: avatarImageView)
         displayNameLabel.updateForAccountDisplayName(account: account)
         attachmentsView.contentHidden = Preferences.shared.blurAllMedia || (mastodonController.cache.status(for: statusID)?.sensitive ?? false)