diff --git a/gajim/common/helpers.py b/gajim/common/helpers.py
index 1c08942954cc31a6b827668eedb1a0ec9f74f244..41544f04fd8a5ad2e4e4f466129328c8d6539564 100644
--- a/gajim/common/helpers.py
+++ b/gajim/common/helpers.py
@@ -883,7 +883,8 @@ def get_accounts_info():
     accounts = []
     accounts_list = sorted(app.contacts.get_accounts())
     for account in accounts_list:
-        status = app.connections[account].status
+
+        status = get_connection_status(account)
         message = app.connections[account].status_message
         single_line = get_uf_show(status)
         if message is None:
diff --git a/gajim/gtk/tooltips.py b/gajim/gtk/tooltips.py
index b9fc154c5878c1bef5f112bf2b52d089aae454da..299759554e160b17fb6758a12c7d639dd762dc19 100644
--- a/gajim/gtk/tooltips.py
+++ b/gajim/gtk/tooltips.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
 from gajim.common import app
 from gajim.common import helpers
+from gajim.common.helpers import get_connection_status
 from gajim.common.const import AvatarSize
 from gajim.common.const import PEPEventType
 from gajim.common.i18n import Q_
@@ -308,7 +309,7 @@ def _populate_grid(self, contacts, account, typ):
                 jid=jid,
                 account=account,
                 name=account_name,
-                show=connection.status,
+                show=get_connection_status(account),
                 status=connection.status_message,
                 resource=connection.get_own_jid().getResource(),
                 priority=connection.priority)