diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/statuses.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/statuses.jsx
index ee662fe79..d83edd145 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/statuses.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/statuses.jsx
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ export function fetchStatus(id) {
     const skipLoading = getState().getIn(['statuses', id], null) !== null;
 
     dispatch(fetchContext(id));
-    dispatch(fetchStatusCard(id));
 
     if (skipLoading) {
       return;
@@ -102,7 +101,10 @@ export function fetchContext(id) {
 
     api(getState).get(`/api/v1/statuses/${id}/context`).then(response => {
       dispatch(fetchContextSuccess(id, response.data.ancestors, response.data.descendants));
+      dispatch(fetchStatusCard(id));
     }).catch(error => {
+      dispatch(deleteStatusSuccess(id));
+      dispatch(deleteFromTimelines(id));
       dispatch(fetchContextFail(id, error));
     });
   };
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/status/index.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/status/index.jsx
index e17c078d2..7c9fcef3d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/status/index.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/status/index.jsx
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ const Status = React.createClass({
     if (status === null) {
       return (
         <Column>
-          <LoadingIndicator />
+          <ColumnBackButton />
         </Column>
       );
     }