diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Utilities/Previewing.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Utilities/Previewing.swift
index 60177302..4b807484 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Utilities/Previewing.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Utilities/Previewing.swift
@@ -133,16 +133,15 @@ extension MenuPreviewProvider {
         ]
     }
     
-    func actionsForStatus(statusID: String, sourceView: UIView?) -> [UIMenuElement] {
-        guard let mastodonController = mastodonController,
-            let status = mastodonController.persistentContainer.status(for: statusID) else { return [] }
+    func actionsForStatus(_ status: StatusMO, sourceView: UIView?) -> [UIMenuElement] {
+        guard let mastodonController = mastodonController else { return [] }
         
         guard mastodonController.loggedIn else {
             return [
                 openInSafariAction(url: status.url!),
                 createAction(identifier: "share", title: "Share...", systemImageName: "square.and.arrow.up", handler: { [weak self] (_) in
                     guard let self = self else { return }
-                    self.navigationDelegate?.showMoreOptions(forStatus: statusID, sourceView: sourceView)
+                    self.navigationDelegate?.showMoreOptions(forStatus: status.id, sourceView: sourceView)
                 })
             ]
         }
@@ -153,11 +152,11 @@ extension MenuPreviewProvider {
         var actionsSection = [
             createAction(identifier: "reply", title: "Reply", systemImageName: "arrowshape.turn.up.left", handler: { [weak self] (_) in
                 guard let self = self else { return }
-                self.navigationDelegate?.compose(inReplyToID: statusID)
+                self.navigationDelegate?.compose(inReplyToID: status.id)
             }),
             createAction(identifier: "bookmark", title: bookmarked ? "Unbookmark" : "Bookmark", systemImageName: bookmarked ? "bookmark.fill" : "bookmark", handler: { [weak self] (_) in
                 guard let self = self else { return }
-                let request = (bookmarked ? Status.unbookmark : Status.bookmark)(statusID)
+                let request = (bookmarked ? Status.unbookmark : Status.bookmark)(status.id)
                 self.mastodonController?.run(request) { (response) in
                     if case let .success(status, _) = response {
                         self.mastodonController?.persistentContainer.addOrUpdate(status: status, incrementReferenceCount: false)
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@ extension MenuPreviewProvider {
             }),
             createAction(identifier: "mute", title: muted ? "Unmute" : "Mute", systemImageName: muted ? "speaker" : "speaker.slash", handler: { [weak self] (_) in
                 guard let self = self else { return }
-                let request = (muted ? Status.unmuteConversation : Status.muteConversation)(statusID)
+                let request = (muted ? Status.unmuteConversation : Status.muteConversation)(status.id)
                 self.mastodonController?.run(request) { (response) in
                     if case let .success(status, _) = response {
                         self.mastodonController?.persistentContainer.addOrUpdate(status: status, incrementReferenceCount: false)
@@ -179,7 +178,7 @@ extension MenuPreviewProvider {
             let pinned = status.pinned ?? false
             actionsSection.append(createAction(identifier: "", title: pinned ? "Unpin" : "Pin", systemImageName: pinned ? "pin.slash" : "pin", handler: { [weak self] (_) in
                 guard let self = self else { return }
-                let request = (pinned ? Status.unpin : Status.pin)(statusID)
+                let request = (pinned ? Status.unpin : Status.pin)(status.id)
                 self.mastodonController?.run(request, completion: { [weak self] (response) in
                     guard let self = self else { return }
                     if case let .success(status, _) = response {
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ extension MenuPreviewProvider {
             openInSafariAction(url: status.url!),
             createAction(identifier: "share", title: "Share...", systemImageName: "square.and.arrow.up", handler: { [weak self] (_) in
                 guard let self = self else { return }
-                self.navigationDelegate?.showMoreOptions(forStatus: statusID, sourceView: sourceView)
+                self.navigationDelegate?.showMoreOptions(forStatus: status.id, sourceView: sourceView)
             }),
         ]
         
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ extension MenuPreviewProvider {
                 return
             }
             // todo: this should try to find an existing session
-            UIApplication.shared.requestSceneSessionActivation(nil, userActivity: UserActivityManager.showConversationActivity(mainStatusID: statusID, accountID: id), options: nil, errorHandler: nil)
+            UIApplication.shared.requestSceneSessionActivation(nil, userActivity: UserActivityManager.showConversationActivity(mainStatusID: status.id, accountID: id), options: nil, errorHandler: nil)
         }))
         #endif
         
diff --git a/Tusker/Views/Status/BaseStatusTableViewCell.swift b/Tusker/Views/Status/BaseStatusTableViewCell.swift
index 0b286720..6438ca66 100644
--- a/Tusker/Views/Status/BaseStatusTableViewCell.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Views/Status/BaseStatusTableViewCell.swift
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class BaseStatusTableViewCell: UITableViewCell {
         
         if #available(iOS 14.0, *) {
             // keep menu in sync with changed states e.g. bookmarked, muted
-            moreButton.menu = UIMenu(title: "", image: nil, identifier: nil, options: [], children: actionsForStatus(statusID: statusID, sourceView: moreButton))
+            moreButton.menu = UIMenu(title: "", image: nil, identifier: nil, options: [], children: actionsForStatus(status, sourceView: moreButton))
         }
     }
     
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class BaseStatusTableViewCell: UITableViewCell {
     
     func updateUIForPreferences(account: AccountMO, status: StatusMO) {
         avatarImageView.layer.cornerRadius = Preferences.shared.avatarStyle.cornerRadius(for: avatarImageView)
-        attachmentsView.contentHidden = Preferences.shared.blurAllMedia || (mastodonController.persistentContainer.status(for: statusID)?.sensitive ?? false)
+        attachmentsView.contentHidden = Preferences.shared.blurAllMedia || status.sensitive
         
         updateStatusIconsForPreferences(status)
         
diff --git a/Tusker/Views/Status/TimelineStatusTableViewCell.swift b/Tusker/Views/Status/TimelineStatusTableViewCell.swift
index 79ea67a9..91d81623 100644
--- a/Tusker/Views/Status/TimelineStatusTableViewCell.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Views/Status/TimelineStatusTableViewCell.swift
@@ -180,10 +180,13 @@ class TimelineStatusTableViewCell: BaseStatusTableViewCell {
     }
 
     override func getStatusCellPreviewProviders(for location: CGPoint, sourceViewController: UIViewController) -> BaseStatusTableViewCell.PreviewProviders? {
-        guard let mastodonController = mastodonController else { return nil }
+        guard let mastodonController = mastodonController,
+              let status = mastodonController.persistentContainer.status(for: statusID) else {
+            return nil
+        }
         return (
             content: { ConversationTableViewController(for: self.statusID, state: self.statusState.copy(), mastodonController: mastodonController) },
-            actions: { self.actionsForStatus(statusID: self.statusID, sourceView: self) }
+            actions: { self.actionsForStatus(status, sourceView: self) }
         )
     }