diff --git a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
index 41cacd2569..f691b7ab0b 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ export default class MatrixChat extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
             let presentedId = roomInfo.room_alias || roomInfo.room_id;
             const room = MatrixClientPeg.get().getRoom(roomInfo.room_id);
             if (room) {
-                room.lazyDecryptEvents();
+                room.decryptAllEvents();
                 const theAlias = Rooms.getDisplayAliasForRoom(room);
                 if (theAlias) {
                     presentedId = theAlias;