diff --git a/modules/status.py b/modules/status.py
index 1022684..6db22c4 100644
--- a/modules/status.py
+++ b/modules/status.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ async def matrix_message(self, bot, room, event):
         args = event.body.split()
         args.pop(0)
         if len(args) < 1 or args[0] == "help":
-            await bot.send_text(room, self.help())
+            await self.command_help(bot, room)
         elif args[0] == "show":
             if len(args) > 1:
                 await self.send_status(bot=bot, room=room, user=args[1])
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ async def matrix_message(self, bot, room, event):
                 bot.must_be_admin(room, event)
                 self.status = dict()
             else:
-                if(event.sender in self.status.keys()):
+                if (event.sender in self.status.keys()):
                     self.status.pop(event.sender)
                 bot.save_settings()
                 await bot.send_text(room, f"Cleared status of {event.sender}")
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ async def matrix_message(self, bot, room, event):
     def drop_old_messages(self):
         "Drop all messages which are older than the current TTL."
         self.logger.debug(f"status messages: {self.status}")
-        dropping = [x for x in self.status.keys() if type(self.status[x]) is not tuple or len(self.status[x]) < 2 or time.time() > self.status[x][1] + self.ttl]
+        dropping = [x for x in self.status.keys() if type(self.status[x]) is str or len(self.status[x]) < 2 or time.time() > self.status[x][1] + self.ttl]
         for x in dropping:
-            self.logger.debug(f"Dropping old status message {self.status[x]} for user {x}")
+            self.logger.info(f"Dropping old status message {self.status[x]} for user {x}. (now = {time.time()}, ttl = {self.ttl})")
             self.status.pop(x)
 
     async def send_status(self, bot, room, user=None):
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ def set_settings(self, data):
         if data.get("user_status_list_ttl"):
             self.ttl = data["user_status_list_ttl"]
 
-    def help(self):
-        return """
+    async def command_help(self, bot, room):
+        msg = """
         Store a status message per user and display them.
         Usage:
         !status clear - clear my status
@@ -90,3 +90,7 @@ def help(self):
         !status help - show this text
         !status [status] - set your status
         """
+        await bot.send_html(room, msg, "Status module help")
+
+    def help(self):
+        return "Save a custom (status) message for users and allows to query them."