diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdTreeWidgetItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdTreeWidgetItem.cpp
index fd83547ce..660cd47e6 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdTreeWidgetItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdTreeWidgetItem.cpp
@@ -93,12 +93,10 @@ void GxsIdRSTreeWidgetItem::setId(const RsGxsId &id, int column, bool retryWhenF
 	//std::cerr << " GxsIdRSTreeWidgetItem::setId(" << id << "," << column << ")";
 	//std::cerr << std::endl;
 
-	if (mIdFound)
-    {
-		if (mColumn == column && mId == id && (mBannedState == rsReputations->isIdentityBanned(mId)))
+	if (mIdFound && mColumn == column && mId == id && (mBannedState == rsReputations->isIdentityBanned(mId)))
 			return;
-	}
 
+	mBannedState = rsReputations->isIdentityBanned(mId);
 	mIdFound = false;
 	mRetryWhenFailed = retryWhenFailed;