diff --git a/apps/user_status/lib/Service/StatusService.php b/apps/user_status/lib/Service/StatusService.php
index a291b4420c1bc..287fae348749e 100644
--- a/apps/user_status/lib/Service/StatusService.php
+++ b/apps/user_status/lib/Service/StatusService.php
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ public function setStatus(string $userId,
 		$userStatus->setIsBackup(false);
 
 		if ($userStatus->getId() === null) {
-			return $this->mapper->insert($userStatus);
+			return $this->insertWithoutThrowingUniqueConstrain($userStatus);
 		}
 
 		return $this->mapper->update($userStatus);
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ public function setPredefinedMessage(string $userId,
 		$userStatus->setStatusMessageTimestamp($this->timeFactory->now()->getTimestamp());
 
 		if ($userStatus->getId() === null) {
-			return $this->mapper->insert($userStatus);
+			return $this->insertWithoutThrowingUniqueConstrain($userStatus);
 		}
 
 		return $this->mapper->update($userStatus);
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ public function setUserStatus(string $userId,
 		if ($userStatus->getId() !== null) {
 			return $this->mapper->update($userStatus);
 		}
-		return $this->mapper->insert($userStatus);
+		return $this->insertWithoutThrowingUniqueConstrain($userStatus);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ public function setCustomMessage(string $userId,
 		$userStatus->setStatusMessageTimestamp($this->timeFactory->now()->getTimestamp());
 
 		if ($userStatus->getId() === null) {
-			return $this->mapper->insert($userStatus);
+			return $this->insertWithoutThrowingUniqueConstrain($userStatus);
 		}
 
 		return $this->mapper->update($userStatus);
@@ -603,4 +603,16 @@ public function revertMultipleUserStatus(array $userIds, string $messageId): voi
 		// For users that matched restore the previous status
 		$this->mapper->restoreBackupStatuses($restoreIds);
 	}
+
+	protected function insertWithoutThrowingUniqueConstrain(UserStatus $userStatus): UserStatus {
+		try {
+			return $this->mapper->insert($userStatus);
+		} catch (Exception $e) {
+			// Ignore if a parallel request already set the status
+			if ($e->getReason() !== Exception::REASON_UNIQUE_CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION) {
+				throw $e;
+			}
+		}
+		return $userStatus;
+	}
 }