diff --git a/daemon_utils.py b/daemon_utils.py
index a4299e46c..5b46dd409 100644
--- a/daemon_utils.py
+++ b/daemon_utils.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from blocking import is_blocked_nickname
 from blocking import is_blocked_domain
 from content import valid_url_lengths
 from posts import add_to_field
+from utils import get_actor_status
 from utils import detect_mitm
 from utils import data_dir
 from utils import load_json
@@ -702,11 +703,7 @@ def show_person_options(self, calling_domain: str, path: str,
             if actor_json.get('alsoKnownAs'):
                 also_known_as = remove_html(actor_json['alsoKnownAs'])
             repo_url = get_repo_url(actor_json)
-            # https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/src/branch/main/
-            # fep/82f6/fep-82f6.md
-            if actor_json.get('sm:status'):
-                if isinstance(actor_json['sm:status'], str):
-                    status = actor_json['sm:status']
+            status = get_actor_status(actor_json)
 
         access_keys = self.server.access_keys
         nickname = 'instance'
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index a3e3aaa96..3747c7684 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -5548,3 +5548,18 @@ def get_event_categories() -> []:
         'THEATRE',
         'WORKSHOPS_SKILL_SHARING'
     )
+
+
+def get_actor_status(profile_json: {}) -> str:
+    """returns the actor status if it exists
+    https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/src/branch/main/fep/82f6/fep-82f6.md
+    """
+    if not profile_json.get('sm:status'):
+        return ''
+    if isinstance(profile_json['sm:status'], str):
+        return profile_json['sm:status']
+    if isinstance(profile_json['sm:status'], dict):
+        if profile_json['sm:status'].get('content'):
+            if isinstance(profile_json['sm:status']['content'], str):
+                return profile_json['sm:status']['content']
+    return ''
diff --git a/webapp_profile.py b/webapp_profile.py
index a1ea9ed6d..b28a45c77 100644
--- a/webapp_profile.py
+++ b/webapp_profile.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from flags import is_system_account
 from flags import is_group_account
 from flags import is_valid_date
 from flags import is_premium_account
+from utils import get_actor_status
 from utils import get_person_icon
 from utils import text_mode_removals
 from utils import replace_strings
@@ -361,18 +362,17 @@ def html_profile_after_search(authorized: bool,
                               search_nickname,
                               search_domain_full)
 
-    profile_status = ''
-    if profile_json.get('sm:status'):
-        if isinstance(profile_json['sm:status'], str):
-            profile_status = remove_html(profile_json['sm:status'])
-            if len(profile_status) < 100:
-                profile_status = standardize_text(profile_status)
-                profile_status = \
-                    remove_link_trackers_from_content(profile_status)
-                profile_status = \
-                    add_emoji_to_display_name(session, base_dir, http_prefix,
-                                              nickname, domain,
-                                              profile_status, False, translate)
+    profile_status = get_actor_status(profile_json)
+    if profile_status:
+        profile_status = remove_html(profile_status)
+        if len(profile_status) < 100:
+            profile_status = standardize_text(profile_status)
+            profile_status = \
+                remove_link_trackers_from_content(profile_status)
+            profile_status = \
+                add_emoji_to_display_name(session, base_dir, http_prefix,
+                                          nickname, domain,
+                                          profile_status, False, translate)
     profile_description = ''
     if profile_json.get('summary'):
         if not dangerous_markup(profile_json['summary'],
@@ -1114,18 +1114,17 @@ def html_profile(signing_priv_key_pem: str,
                                   nickname, domain,
                                   display_name, False, translate)
     domain_full = get_full_domain(domain, port)
-    profile_status = ''
-    if profile_json.get('sm:status'):
-        if isinstance(profile_json['sm:status'], str):
-            profile_status = remove_html(profile_json['sm:status'])
-            if len(profile_status) < 100:
-                profile_status = standardize_text(profile_status)
-                profile_status = \
-                    remove_link_trackers_from_content(profile_status)
-                profile_status = \
-                    add_emoji_to_display_name(session, base_dir, http_prefix,
-                                              nickname, domain,
-                                              profile_status, False, translate)
+    profile_status = get_actor_status(profile_json)
+    if profile_status:
+        profile_status = remove_html(profile_status)
+        if len(profile_status) < 100:
+            profile_status = standardize_text(profile_status)
+            profile_status = \
+                remove_link_trackers_from_content(profile_status)
+            profile_status = \
+                add_emoji_to_display_name(session, base_dir, http_prefix,
+                                          nickname, domain,
+                                          profile_status, False, translate)
     if not dangerous_markup(profile_json['summary'], False, []):
         profile_description = profile_json['summary']
     else: