diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 4b3f8ab8e..bafbdf775 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             if 'text/html' in self.headers['Accept'] and self.path!='/login':
                 if '/media/' not in self.path and \
                    '/sharefiles/' not in self.path and \
+                   '/statuses/' not in self.path and \
                    '/icons/' not in self.path:
                     divertToLoginScreen=True
                     if self.path.startswith('/users/'):