diff --git a/Tusker/Views/Status/TimelineStatusCollectionViewCell.swift b/Tusker/Views/Status/TimelineStatusCollectionViewCell.swift
index 1ac1e553c7..c0477fe138 100644
--- a/Tusker/Views/Status/TimelineStatusCollectionViewCell.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Views/Status/TimelineStatusCollectionViewCell.swift
@@ -668,6 +668,7 @@ class TimelineStatusCollectionViewCell: UICollectionViewListCell, StatusCollecti
     
     @objc private func preferencesChanged() {
         guard let mastodonController,
+              let statusID,
               let status = mastodonController.persistentContainer.status(for: statusID) else {
             return
         }