diff --git a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/MessageAdapter.java b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/MessageAdapter.java
index c8dd1f0e3be4d40991e01c96ee86c233c7354747..25df83966eca5d52d8bbdf5d6d5beed41171692f 100644
--- a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/MessageAdapter.java
+++ b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/MessageAdapter.java
@@ -417,7 +417,10 @@ public class MessageAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<Message> {
 			viewHolder = (ViewHolder) view.getTag();
 		}
 
-		if (type == STATUS || type == NULL) {
+		if (type == STATUS) {
+			return view;
+		}
+		if (type == NULL) {
 			if (position == getCount() - 1) {
 				view.getLayoutParams().height = 1;
 			} else {