diff --git a/frontends/src/primitivus/contact_list.py b/frontends/src/primitivus/contact_list.py
index c4637025..f8b06fda 100644
--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/contact_list.py
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/contact_list.py
@@ -106,14 +106,11 @@ class ContactList(urwid.WidgetWrap, QuickContactList):
             show_icon, show_attr = const_SHOW_ICON.get(show,('','default'))
             contact_disp = ('alert' if contact in self.alert_jid else show_attr, nick or name or jid.node or jid.short)
             display = [ show_icon + " " , contact_disp]
-            display_selected = [ show_icon + " " , "[ %s ]" % contact_disp[1]]
             if self.show_status:
-                status_disp = ('status',"\n" + status) if status else ""
+                status_disp = ('status',"\n  " + status) if status else ""
                 display.append(status_disp)
-                display_selected.append(status_disp)
             header = '(*) ' if contact in self.alert_jid else ''
             widget = sat_widgets.SelectableText(display,
-                                                selected_text = display_selected,
                                                 selected = contact==self.selected,
                                                 header=header)
             widget.data = contact