diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
index 0efa46416e..edd916697a 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ export default createReactClass({
                         peekLoading: false,
                     });
                     this._onRoomLoaded(room);
-                }, (err) => {
+                }).catch((err) => {
                     if (this.unmounted) {
                         return;
                     }
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ export default createReactClass({
                     // This won't necessarily be a MatrixError, but we duck-type
                     // here and say if it's got an 'errcode' key with the right value,
                     // it means we can't peek.
-                    if (err.errcode == "M_GUEST_ACCESS_FORBIDDEN") {
+                    if (err.errcode === "M_GUEST_ACCESS_FORBIDDEN" || err.errcode === 'M_FORBIDDEN') {
                         // This is fine: the room just isn't peekable (we assume).
                         this.setState({
                             peekLoading: false,
@@ -365,8 +365,6 @@ export default createReactClass({
                     }
                 });
             } else if (room) {
-                //viewing a previously joined room, try to lazy load members
-
                 // Stop peeking because we have joined this room previously
                 MatrixClientPeg.get().stopPeeking();
                 this.setState({isPeeking: false});