diff --git a/lib/pages/chat_list/status_msg_list.dart b/lib/pages/chat_list/status_msg_list.dart
index 40107412..c6e2dad6 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat_list/status_msg_list.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat_list/status_msg_list.dart
@@ -51,8 +51,12 @@ class StatusMessageList extends StatelessWidget {
                 .map((userId) => client.presences[userId])
                 .whereType<CachedPresence>(),
             future: Future.wait(
-              client.interestingPresences
-                  .map((userId) => client.fetchCurrentPresence(userId)),
+              client.interestingPresences.map(
+                (userId) => client.fetchCurrentPresence(
+                  userId,
+                  fetchFromServer: false,
+                ),
+              ),
             ),
             builder: (context, snapshot) {
               final presences =
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 23a0b7b2..a008485e 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -1152,10 +1152,11 @@ packages:
   matrix:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
-      name: matrix
-      sha256: "7cfc028910b51dee3b8f4e81e8124e2bf3daf9cc8ec07414840f2972ec91080b"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
+      path: "."
+      ref: "krille/fetch-presence-database-only"
+      resolved-ref: "5d0c5c5510aefbf78c9e35895debd7ff51f46e22"
+      url: "https://github.com/famedly/matrix-dart-sdk.git"
+    source: git
     version: "0.25.0"
   matrix_api_lite:
     dependency: transitive
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 00bde27d..7c1c7ed7 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -159,10 +159,15 @@ dependency_overrides:
     git:
       url: https://github.com/TheOneWithTheBraid/keyboard_shortcuts.git
       ref: null-safety
+  # Until https://github.com/famedly/matrix-dart-sdk/pull/1661 is merged
+  matrix:
+    git:
+      url: https://github.com/famedly/matrix-dart-sdk.git
+      ref: krille/fetch-presence-database-only
   # blocked upgrade of package_info_plus for null safety
   # https://github.com/creativecreatorormaybenot/wakelock/pull/203
   wakelock_windows:
     git:
       url: https://github.com/chandrabezzo/wakelock.git
       ref: main
-      path: wakelock_windows/
+      path: wakelock_windows/
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