diff --git a/app/controllers/status_messages_controller.rb b/app/controllers/status_messages_controller.rb
index f830fbf9b..e65b0a7c7 100644
--- a/app/controllers/status_messages_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/status_messages_controller.rb
@@ -73,11 +73,6 @@ class StatusMessagesController < ApplicationController
 
       current_user.dispatch_post(@status_message, :url => short_post_url(@status_message.guid), :service_types => receiving_services)
 
-      #this is done implicitly, somewhere else, but it doesnt work, says max. :'(
-      @status_message.photos.each do |photo|
-        current_user.dispatch_post(photo)
-      end
-
       current_user.participate!(@status_message)
 
       if coming_from_profile_page? && !own_profile_page? # if this is a post coming from a profile page
diff --git a/app/models/status_message.rb b/app/models/status_message.rb
index 1d7b26f86..4dacee42c 100644
--- a/app/models/status_message.rb
+++ b/app/models/status_message.rb
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ class StatusMessage < Post
 
   def update_and_dispatch_attached_photos(sender)
     if self.photos.any?
+      logger.info "dispatch photos for StatusMessage:#{guid}"
       Photo.where(status_message_guid: guid).update_all(:public => self.public)
       self.photos.each do |photo|
         if photo.pending