diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/status-hover-card.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/status-hover-card.tsx
index 379d4b6e2..e438834b2 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/status-hover-card.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/status-hover-card.tsx
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export const StatusHoverCard: React.FC<IStatusHoverCard> = ({ visible = true })
   const targetRef = useAppSelector(state => state.status_hover_card.ref?.current);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (statusId) dispatch(fetchStatus(statusId));
+    dispatch(fetchStatus(statusId));
   }, [dispatch, statusId])
 
   useEffect(() => {