diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatDialog.cpp
index 22e45cdc9..9f91bc782 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatDialog.cpp
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ RsStatusValue ChatDialog::getPeerStatus()
 		return cw->getPeerStatus();
 	}
 
-    return RsStatusValue::RS_STATUS_UNKNOWN;
+    return RsStatusValue::RS_STATUS_OFFLINE;
 }
 
 QString ChatDialog::getTitle()
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.cpp
index 8a842616d..927b8b5a1 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 
 ChatWidget::ChatWidget(QWidget *parent)
   : QWidget(parent)
-  , completionPosition(0), newMessages(false), typing(false), peerStatus(RsStatusValue::RS_STATUS_UNKNOWN)
+  , completionPosition(0), newMessages(false), typing(false), peerStatus(RsStatusValue::RS_STATUS_OFFLINE)
   , sendingBlocked(false), useCMark(false)
   , lastStatusSendTime(0)
   , firstShow(true), inChatCharFormatChanged(false), firstSearch(true)
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/AvatarWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/AvatarWidget.cpp
index df1584686..178ddc04a 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/AvatarWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/AvatarWidget.cpp
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ void AvatarWidget::refreshStatus()
     }
     case STATUS_FRAME:
     {
-        RsStatusValue status = RsStatusValue::RS_STATUS_UNKNOWN;
+        RsStatusValue status = RsStatusValue::RS_STATUS_OFFLINE;
 
         if (mId.isNotSet())
             return;