diff --git a/pkg/internal/services/status.go b/pkg/internal/services/status.go
index 9ae76bb..f1b8afc 100644
--- a/pkg/internal/services/status.go
+++ b/pkg/internal/services/status.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ type statusQueryCacheEntry struct {
 var statusQueryCacheLock sync.Mutex
 
 // Map for caching typing status queries [channel id][user id]
-var statusQueryCache map[uint]map[uint]statusQueryCacheEntry
+var statusQueryCache = make(map[uint]map[uint]statusQueryCacheEntry)
 
 func SetTypingStatus(channelId uint, userId uint) error {
 	var account models.Account