diff --git a/src/roster_window.py b/src/roster_window.py
index fe09c5f6a1cee29cc0cd26a8d99ad83ded9c452f..ee999aeff929ee4e6481d0c739d55f5646e00702 100644
--- a/src/roster_window.py
+++ b/src/roster_window.py
@@ -3177,7 +3177,7 @@ class RosterWindow:
 					jid += '/' + contact.resource
 				self.send_status(account, show, message, to=jid)
 
-		dialogs.ChangeStatusMessageDialog(on_response, show)
+		self.get_status_message(show, on_response)
 
 	def on_status_combobox_changed(self, widget):
 		'''When we change our status via the combobox'''