diff --git a/telegram-base.c b/telegram-base.c
index 21da401..666a5e7 100644
--- a/telegram-base.c
+++ b/telegram-base.c
@@ -426,6 +426,11 @@ int chat_add_message (struct tgl_state *TLS, struct tgl_message *M, char *text)
   if (chat_show (conn->gc, tgl_get_peer_id (M->to_id))) {
     p2tgl_got_chat_in(TLS, M->to_id, M->from_id, text ? text : M->message,
                       M->service ? PURPLE_MESSAGE_SYSTEM : PURPLE_MESSAGE_RECV, M->date);
+    
+    pending_reads_add (conn->pending_reads, M->to_id);
+    if (p2tgl_status_is_present(purple_account_get_active_status(conn->pa))) {
+      pending_reads_send_all (conn->pending_reads, conn->TLS);
+    }
     return 1;
   } else {
     // add message once the chat was initialised
diff --git a/telegram-purple.c b/telegram-purple.c
index f5ad7b3..3fadfff 100644
--- a/telegram-purple.c
+++ b/telegram-purple.c
@@ -337,8 +337,7 @@ static void update_message_received (struct tgl_state *TLS, struct tgl_message *
           p2tgl_got_im (TLS, M->from_id, text, PURPLE_MESSAGE_RECV, M->date);
           
           pending_reads_add (conn->pending_reads, M->from_id);
-          PurpleStatus *status = purple_account_get_active_status(conn->pa);
-          if (p2tgl_status_is_present(status)) {
+          if (p2tgl_status_is_present(purple_account_get_active_status(conn->pa))) {
             pending_reads_send_all (conn->pending_reads, conn->TLS);
           }
         }