diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MessageActionBar.js b/src/components/views/messages/MessageActionBar.js
index 4a6b3c39fb..c94f296eac 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MessageActionBar.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MessageActionBar.js
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export default class MessageActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
     static contextType = RoomContext;
 
     componentDidMount() {
-        if (this.props.mxEvent.status && this.props.mxEvent !== EventStatus.SENT) {
+        if (this.props.mxEvent.status && this.props.mxEvent.status !== EventStatus.SENT) {
             this.props.mxEvent.on("Event.status", this.onSent);
         }
         if (this.props.mxEvent.isBeingDecrypted()) {