1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/status.c b/status.c
index f9786f4b..271e1afa 100644
--- a/status.c
+++ b/status.c
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ status_line_size(struct client *c)
 
 	if (c->flags & (CLIENT_STATUSOFF|CLIENT_CONTROL))
 		return (0);
+	if (s == NULL)
+		return (options_get_number(global_s_options, "status"));
 	return (s->statuslines);
 }