diff --git a/src/components/status/status.js b/src/components/status/status.js
index 976fd32075..fa46debf58 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.js
+++ b/src/components/status/status.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const Status = {
       showingTall: this.inConversation && this.focused,
       showingLongSubject: false,
       error: null,
-      expandingSubject: this.$store.getters.mergedConfig.collapseMessageWithSubject,
+      expandingSubject: !this.$store.getters.mergedConfig.collapseMessageWithSubject,
       betterShadow: this.$store.state.interface.browserSupport.cssFilter
     }
   },