diff --git a/src/aleph/sdk/client/http.py b/src/aleph/sdk/client/http.py
index 3d42d490..c8dda3c7 100644
--- a/src/aleph/sdk/client/http.py
+++ b/src/aleph/sdk/client/http.py
@@ -516,7 +516,9 @@ async def get_program_price(self, item_hash: str) -> PriceResponse:
 
     async def get_message_status(self, item_hash: str) -> MessageStatus:
         """return Status of a message"""
-        async with self.http_session.get(f"/api/v0/messages/{item_hash}") as resp:
+        async with self.http_session.get(
+            f"/api/v0/messages/{item_hash}/status"
+        ) as resp:
             if resp.status == HTTPNotFound.status_code:
                 raise MessageNotFoundError(f"No such hash {item_hash}")
             resp.raise_for_status()