diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_widget.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_widget.cpp
index 1905627b8..6166a5854 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_widget.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_widget.cpp
@@ -1769,6 +1769,7 @@ void HistoryWidget::showHistory(
 
 	_showAtMsgId = showAtMsgId;
 	_historyInited = false;
+	_contactStatus = nullptr;
 
 	// Unload lottie animations.
 	Auth().data().unloadHeavyViewParts(HistoryInner::ElementDelegate());
@@ -1786,8 +1787,6 @@ void HistoryWidget::showHistory(
 		}, _contactStatus->lifetime());
 		orderWidgets();
 		controller()->tabbedSelector()->setCurrentPeer(_peer);
-	} else {
-		_contactStatus = nullptr;
 	}
 	refreshTabbedPanel();