diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/accounts.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/accounts.jsx
index 0be05034e9..47c0d9f851 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/accounts.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/accounts.jsx
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ export function fetchAccountFail(id, error) {
   return {
     type: ACCOUNT_FETCH_FAIL,
     id,
-    error
+    error,
+    skipAlert: true
   };
 };
 
@@ -231,7 +232,8 @@ export function fetchAccountTimelineFail(id, error, skipLoading) {
     type: ACCOUNT_TIMELINE_FETCH_FAIL,
     id,
     error,
-    skipLoading
+    skipLoading,
+    skipAlert: error.response.status === 404
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/cards.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/cards.jsx
index cc7baf376d..d4c1eda601 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/cards.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/cards.jsx
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export function fetchStatusCardFail(id, error) {
     type: STATUS_CARD_FETCH_FAIL,
     id,
     error,
-    skipLoading: true
+    skipLoading: true,
+    skipAlert: true
   };
 };
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/statuses.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/statuses.jsx
index ee662fe791..19df2c36cc 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/statuses.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/statuses.jsx
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ export function fetchStatusFail(id, error, skipLoading) {
     type: STATUS_FETCH_FAIL,
     id,
     error,
-    skipLoading
+    skipLoading,
+    skipAlert: true
   };
 };
 
@@ -102,7 +103,12 @@ export function fetchContext(id) {
 
     api(getState).get(`/api/v1/statuses/${id}/context`).then(response => {
       dispatch(fetchContextSuccess(id, response.data.ancestors, response.data.descendants));
+
     }).catch(error => {
+      if (error.response.status === 404) {
+        dispatch(deleteFromTimelines(id));
+      }
+
       dispatch(fetchContextFail(id, error));
     });
   };
@@ -129,6 +135,7 @@ export function fetchContextFail(id, error) {
   return {
     type: CONTEXT_FETCH_FAIL,
     id,
-    error
+    error,
+    skipAlert: true
   };
 };
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/account_timeline/components/header.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/account_timeline/components/header.jsx
index 0cdfc8b02d..2dd3ca7b15 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/account_timeline/components/header.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/account_timeline/components/header.jsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import PureRenderMixin from 'react-addons-pure-render-mixin';
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import InnerHeader from '../../account/components/header';
 import ActionBar from '../../account/components/action_bar';
+import MissingIndicator from '../../../components/missing_indicator';
 
 const Header = React.createClass({
   contextTypes: {
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ const Header = React.createClass({
   },
 
   propTypes: {
-    account: ImmutablePropTypes.map.isRequired,
+    account: ImmutablePropTypes.map,
     me: React.PropTypes.number.isRequired,
     onFollow: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     onBlock: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
@@ -39,8 +40,8 @@ const Header = React.createClass({
   render () {
     const { account, me } = this.props;
 
-    if (!account) {
-      return null;
+    if (account === null) {
+      return <MissingIndicator />;
     }
 
     return (
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/status/index.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/status/index.jsx
index e17c078d27..6a7635cc66 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/status/index.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/status/index.jsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import { fetchStatus } from '../../actions/statuses';
 import Immutable from 'immutable';
 import EmbeddedStatus from '../../components/status';
-import LoadingIndicator from '../../components/loading_indicator';
+import MissingIndicator from '../../components/missing_indicator';
 import DetailedStatus from './components/detailed_status';
 import ActionBar from './components/action_bar';
 import Column from '../ui/components/column';
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ const Status = React.createClass({
     if (status === null) {
       return (
         <Column>
-          <LoadingIndicator />
+          <ColumnBackButton />
+          <MissingIndicator />
         </Column>
       );
     }
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/middleware/errors.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/middleware/errors.jsx
index 74d77f0f9a..4aca75f1e3 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/middleware/errors.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/middleware/errors.jsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const defaultFailSuffix = 'FAIL';
 
 export default function errorsMiddleware() {
   return ({ dispatch }) => next => action => {
-    if (action.type) {
+    if (action.type && !action.skipAlert) {
       const isFail = new RegExp(`${defaultFailSuffix}$`, 'g');
       const isSuccess = new RegExp(`${defaultSuccessSuffix}$`, 'g');
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/reducers/statuses.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/reducers/statuses.jsx
index 6323e0fbed..ce791eab60 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/reducers/statuses.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/reducers/statuses.jsx
@@ -39,14 +39,15 @@ const normalizeStatus = (state, status) => {
     return state;
   }
 
-  status.account = status.account.id;
+  const normalStatus   = { ...status };
+  normalStatus.account = status.account.id;
 
   if (status.reblog && status.reblog.id) {
-    state         = normalizeStatus(state, status.reblog);
-    status.reblog = status.reblog.id;
+    state               = normalizeStatus(state, status.reblog);
+    normalStatus.reblog = status.reblog.id;
   }
 
-  return state.update(status.id, Immutable.Map(), map => map.mergeDeep(Immutable.fromJS(status)));
+  return state.update(status.id, Immutable.Map(), map => map.mergeDeep(Immutable.fromJS(normalStatus)));
 };
 
 const normalizeStatuses = (state, statuses) => {