diff --git a/widgets/status.go b/widgets/status.go
index 8d0a1ae..6bdeb4f 100644
--- a/widgets/status.go
+++ b/widgets/status.go
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ func (status *StatusLine) Push(text string, expiry time.Duration) *StatusMessage
 		}
 		status.Invalidate()
 	})()
+	status.Invalidate()
 	return msg
 }