diff --git a/src/status.cpp b/src/status.cpp
index 3d3d14b3..405ee907 100644
--- a/src/status.cpp
+++ b/src/status.cpp
@@ -191,6 +191,15 @@ void Status::trace(bool update_timer, bool update_window_timeout)
 {
 	if (update_timer)
 		Timer = boost::posix_time::microsec_clock::local_time();
+	if (update_window_timeout)
+	{
+		// set appropriate window timeout
+		int nc_wtimeout = std::numeric_limits<int>::max();
+		applyToVisibleWindows([&nc_wtimeout](BaseScreen *s) {
+			nc_wtimeout = std::min(nc_wtimeout, s->windowTimeout());
+		});
+		wFooter->setTimeout(nc_wtimeout);
+	}
 	if (Mpd.Connected())
 	{
 		if (!m_status_initialized)
@@ -208,16 +217,6 @@ void Status::trace(bool update_timer, bool update_window_timeout)
 		applyToVisibleWindows(&BaseScreen::update);
 		Statusbar::tryRedraw();
 
-		if (update_window_timeout)
-		{
-			// set appropriate window timeout
-			int nc_wtimeout = std::numeric_limits<int>::max();
-			applyToVisibleWindows([&nc_wtimeout](BaseScreen *s) {
-				nc_wtimeout = std::min(nc_wtimeout, s->windowTimeout());
-			});
-			wFooter->setTimeout(nc_wtimeout);
-		}
-
 		Mpd.idle();
 	}
 }