diff --git a/src/Socket/messages-send.ts b/src/Socket/messages-send.ts
index 490a59a1e5f..f0ad8c7ce81 100644
--- a/src/Socket/messages-send.ts
+++ b/src/Socket/messages-send.ts
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ export const makeMessagesSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 							let groupData = useCachedGroupMetadata && cachedGroupMetadata ? await cachedGroupMetadata(jid) : undefined
 							if(groupData && Array.isArray(groupData?.participants)) {
 								logger.trace({ jid, participants: groupData.participants.length }, 'using cached group metadata')
-							} else {
+							} else if(!isStatus) {
 								groupData = await groupMetadata(jid)
 							}