diff --git a/app/status.go b/app/status.go
index 540b5ac075..f594ee9c4f 100644
--- a/app/status.go
+++ b/app/status.go
@@ -78,11 +78,10 @@ func (a *App) GetStatusesByIds(userIds []string) (map[string]interface{}, *model
 	}
 
 	if len(missingUserIds) > 0 {
-		result := <-a.Srv.Store.Status().GetByIds(missingUserIds)
-		if result.Err != nil {
-			return nil, result.Err
+		statuses, err := a.Srv.Store.Status().GetByIds(missingUserIds)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
-		statuses := result.Data.([]*model.Status)
 
 		for _, s := range statuses {
 			a.AddStatusCacheSkipClusterSend(s)
@@ -126,11 +125,10 @@ func (a *App) GetUserStatusesByIds(userIds []string) ([]*model.Status, *model.Ap
 	}
 
 	if len(missingUserIds) > 0 {
-		result := <-a.Srv.Store.Status().GetByIds(missingUserIds)
-		if result.Err != nil {
-			return nil, result.Err
+		statuses, err := a.Srv.Store.Status().GetByIds(missingUserIds)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
-		statuses := result.Data.([]*model.Status)
 
 		for _, s := range statuses {
 			a.AddStatusCacheSkipClusterSend(s)
diff --git a/store/sqlstore/status_store.go b/store/sqlstore/status_store.go
index d8926d6e53..de81e58bdc 100644
--- a/store/sqlstore/status_store.go
+++ b/store/sqlstore/status_store.go
@@ -76,27 +76,24 @@ func (s SqlStatusStore) Get(userId string) store.StoreChannel {
 	})
 }
 
-func (s SqlStatusStore) GetByIds(userIds []string) store.StoreChannel {
-	return store.Do(func(result *store.StoreResult) {
-		props := make(map[string]interface{})
-		idQuery := ""
+func (s SqlStatusStore) GetByIds(userIds []string) ([]*model.Status, *model.AppError) {
+	props := make(map[string]interface{})
+	idQuery := ""
 
-		for index, userId := range userIds {
-			if len(idQuery) > 0 {
-				idQuery += ", "
-			}
-
-			props["userId"+strconv.Itoa(index)] = userId
-			idQuery += ":userId" + strconv.Itoa(index)
+	for index, userId := range userIds {
+		if len(idQuery) > 0 {
+			idQuery += ", "
 		}
 
-		var statuses []*model.Status
-		if _, err := s.GetReplica().Select(&statuses, "SELECT * FROM Status WHERE UserId IN ("+idQuery+")", props); err != nil {
-			result.Err = model.NewAppError("SqlStatusStore.GetByIds", "store.sql_status.get.app_error", nil, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		} else {
-			result.Data = statuses
-		}
-	})
+		props["userId"+strconv.Itoa(index)] = userId
+		idQuery += ":userId" + strconv.Itoa(index)
+	}
+
+	var statuses []*model.Status
+	if _, err := s.GetReplica().Select(&statuses, "SELECT * FROM Status WHERE UserId IN ("+idQuery+")", props); err != nil {
+		return nil, model.NewAppError("SqlStatusStore.GetByIds", "store.sql_status.get.app_error", nil, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
+	return statuses, nil
 }
 
 func (s SqlStatusStore) GetOnlineAway() store.StoreChannel {
diff --git a/store/store.go b/store/store.go
index b018a0d349..af90f00836 100644
--- a/store/store.go
+++ b/store/store.go
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ type EmojiStore interface {
 type StatusStore interface {
 	SaveOrUpdate(status *model.Status) *model.AppError
 	Get(userId string) StoreChannel
-	GetByIds(userIds []string) StoreChannel
+	GetByIds(userIds []string) ([]*model.Status, *model.AppError)
 	GetOnlineAway() StoreChannel
 	GetOnline() ([]*model.Status, *model.AppError)
 	GetAllFromTeam(teamId string) ([]*model.Status, *model.AppError)
diff --git a/store/storetest/mocks/StatusStore.go b/store/storetest/mocks/StatusStore.go
index f1945afc56..f84b9ceda0 100644
--- a/store/storetest/mocks/StatusStore.go
+++ b/store/storetest/mocks/StatusStore.go
@@ -55,19 +55,28 @@ func (_m *StatusStore) GetAllFromTeam(teamId string) ([]*model.Status, *model.Ap
 }
 
 // GetByIds provides a mock function with given fields: userIds
-func (_m *StatusStore) GetByIds(userIds []string) store.StoreChannel {
+func (_m *StatusStore) GetByIds(userIds []string) ([]*model.Status, *model.AppError) {
 	ret := _m.Called(userIds)
 
-	var r0 store.StoreChannel
-	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func([]string) store.StoreChannel); ok {
+	var r0 []*model.Status
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func([]string) []*model.Status); ok {
 		r0 = rf(userIds)
 	} else {
 		if ret.Get(0) != nil {
-			r0 = ret.Get(0).(store.StoreChannel)
+			r0 = ret.Get(0).([]*model.Status)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return r0
+	var r1 *model.AppError
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(1).(func([]string) *model.AppError); ok {
+		r1 = rf(userIds)
+	} else {
+		if ret.Get(1) != nil {
+			r1 = ret.Get(1).(*model.AppError)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return r0, r1
 }
 
 // GetOnline provides a mock function with given fields:
diff --git a/store/storetest/status_store.go b/store/storetest/status_store.go
index 7a3e5a3c5a..74f59e52e4 100644
--- a/store/storetest/status_store.go
+++ b/store/storetest/status_store.go
@@ -57,10 +57,9 @@ func testStatusStore(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if result := <-ss.Status().GetByIds([]string{status.UserId, "junk"}); result.Err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(result.Err)
+	if statuses, err := ss.Status().GetByIds([]string{status.UserId, "junk"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
 	} else {
-		statuses := result.Data.([]*model.Status)
 		if len(statuses) != 1 {
 			t.Fatal("should only have 1 status")
 		}