diff --git a/app/javascript/gabsocial/reducers/timelines.js b/app/javascript/gabsocial/reducers/timelines.js
index aaa54fca..e42c4027 100644
--- a/app/javascript/gabsocial/reducers/timelines.js
+++ b/app/javascript/gabsocial/reducers/timelines.js
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ const updateTimelineQueue = (state, timeline, status) => {
 
 const deleteStatus = (state, id, accountId, references, exclude_account = null) => {
   state.keySeq().forEach(timeline => {
-    if (exclude_account === null || (timeline !== `account:${exclude_account}` && !timeline.startsWith(`account:${exclude_account}:`)))
+    if (exclude_account === null || (!!timeline && timeline !== `account:${exclude_account}` && !timeline.startsWith(`account:${exclude_account}:`)))
       state = state.updateIn([timeline, 'items'], list => list.filterNot(item => item === id));
   });