diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/content_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/content_view.js
index 68501ad8b..76d5791a3 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/content_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/content_view.js
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ app.views.StatusMessage = app.views.Content.extend({
   templateName : "status-message"
 });
 
+app.views.expandedStatusMessage = app.views.StatusMessage.extend({
+  postRenderTemplate : function(){
+  }
+});
+
 app.views.Reshare = app.views.Content.extend({
   templateName : "reshare"
 });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/single-post-viewer/single_post_content_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/single-post-viewer/single_post_content_view.js
index 913375f0a..c90b0a437 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/single-post-viewer/single_post_content_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/single-post-viewer/single_post_content_view.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ app.views.SinglePostContent = app.views.Base.extend({
     this.singlePostActionsView = new app.views.SinglePostActions({model: this.model});
     this.oEmbedView = new app.views.OEmbed({model : this.model});
     this.openGraphView = new app.views.OpenGraph({model : this.model});
-    this.postContentView = new app.views.StatusMessage({model: this.model});
+    this.postContentView = new app.views.expandedStatusMessage({model: this.model});
   },
 
   postLocationStreamView : function(){