diff --git a/Tusker/Views/Status/BaseStatusTableViewCell.swift b/Tusker/Views/Status/BaseStatusTableViewCell.swift
index a34f8d09..6d43c28e 100644
--- a/Tusker/Views/Status/BaseStatusTableViewCell.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Views/Status/BaseStatusTableViewCell.swift
@@ -100,16 +100,16 @@ class BaseStatusTableViewCell: UITableViewCell {
     open func createObserversIfNecessary() {
         if statusUpdater == nil {
             statusUpdater = mastodonController.cache.statusSubject
-                .filter { $0.id == self.statusID }
+                .filter { [unowned self] in $0.id == self.statusID }
                 .receive(on: DispatchQueue.main)
-                .sink(receiveValue: updateStatusState(status:))
+                .sink { [unowned self] in self.updateStatusState(status: $0) }
         }
         
         if accountUpdater == nil {
             accountUpdater = mastodonController.cache.accountSubject
-                .filter { $0.id == self.accountID }
+                .filter { [unowned self] in $0.id == self.accountID }
                 .receive(on: DispatchQueue.main)
-                .sink(receiveValue: updateUI(account:))
+                .sink { [unowned self] in self.updateUI(account: $0) }
         }
     }
     
diff --git a/Tusker/Views/Status/TimelineStatusTableViewCell.swift b/Tusker/Views/Status/TimelineStatusTableViewCell.swift
index 6e115f6c..6ffa7b64 100644
--- a/Tusker/Views/Status/TimelineStatusTableViewCell.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Views/Status/TimelineStatusTableViewCell.swift
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ class TimelineStatusTableViewCell: BaseStatusTableViewCell {
         
         if rebloggerAccountUpdater == nil {
             rebloggerAccountUpdater = mastodonController.cache.accountSubject
-                .filter { $0.id == self.rebloggerID }
+                .filter { [unowned self] in $0.id == self.rebloggerID }
                 .receive(on: DispatchQueue.main)
-                .sink(receiveValue: updateRebloggerLabel(reblogger:))
+                .sink { [unowned self] in self.updateRebloggerLabel(reblogger: $0) }
         }
     }
     
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class TimelineStatusTableViewCell: BaseStatusTableViewCell {
     }
     
     func updateTimestamp() {
+        guard superview != nil else { return }
         guard let status = mastodonController.cache.status(for: statusID) else { fatalError("Missing cached status \(statusID!)") }
         
         timestampLabel.text = status.createdAt.timeAgoString()