diff --git a/qutebrowser/widgets/mainwindow.py b/qutebrowser/widgets/mainwindow.py
index 494eb3d56..7b9e87d85 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/widgets/mainwindow.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/widgets/mainwindow.py
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ class MainWindow(QWidget):
 
         self.status = bar.StatusBar(win_id)
         self._vbox.addWidget(self.status)
-        objreg.register('status-command', self.status.cmd, scope='window',
-                        window=win_id)
 
         self._commandrunner = runners.CommandRunner(win_id)
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/widgets/statusbar/bar.py b/qutebrowser/widgets/statusbar/bar.py
index 32deedf39..27e024359 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/widgets/statusbar/bar.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/widgets/statusbar/bar.py
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ class StatusBar(QWidget):
 
         self.cmd = command.Command(win_id)
         self._stack.addWidget(self.cmd)
+        objreg.register('status-command', self.cmd, scope='window',
+                        window=win_id)
 
         self.txt = textwidget.Text()
         self._stack.addWidget(self.txt)