diff --git a/Tusker/Views/Status/StatusTableViewCell.swift b/Tusker/Views/Status/StatusTableViewCell.swift
index fcec8fe175..a62f53725c 100644
--- a/Tusker/Views/Status/StatusTableViewCell.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Views/Status/StatusTableViewCell.swift
@@ -112,10 +112,7 @@ class StatusTableViewCell: UITableViewCell {
         rebloggerAccountUpdater = MastodonCache.accountSubject
             .filter { $0.id == self.rebloggerID }
             .receive(on: DispatchQueue.main)
-            .sink(receiveValue: { (_) in
-                // this method is responsible for setting the reblog label text
-                self.updateUIForPreferences()
-            })
+            .sink(receiveValue: updateRebloggerLabel(reblogger:))
     }
 
     func updateUI(statusID: String) {
@@ -194,11 +191,15 @@ class StatusTableViewCell: UITableViewCell {
         avatarImageView.layer.cornerRadius = Preferences.shared.avatarStyle.cornerRadius(for: avatarImageView)
         if let rebloggerID = rebloggerID,
             let reblogger = MastodonCache.account(for: rebloggerID) {
-            reblogLabel.text = "Reblogged by \(reblogger.realDisplayName)"
+            updateRebloggerLabel(reblogger: reblogger)
         }
         displayNameLabel.text = account.realDisplayName
     }
     
+    func updateRebloggerLabel(reblogger: Account) {
+        reblogLabel.text = "Reblogged by \(reblogger.realDisplayName)"
+    }
+    
     func updateTimestamp() {
         guard let status = MastodonCache.status(for: statusID) else { fatalError("Missing cached status \(statusID!)") }