diff --git a/src/vcard.py b/src/vcard.py
index af8ca4785..87a9b0316 100644
--- a/src/vcard.py
+++ b/src/vcard.py
@@ -328,6 +328,8 @@ class VcardWindow:
 					stats += '\n' + _('since %s') % time.strftime('%c',
 						c.last_status_time).decode(locale.getpreferredencoding())
 				one = False
+		elif not self.vcard: # Maybe gc_vcard ?
+			stats = self.contact.status
 		status_label = self.xml.get_widget('status_label')
 		status_label.set_max_width_chars(15)
 		status_label.set_text(stats)