diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomView.tsx b/src/components/structures/RoomView.tsx
index d4c45cdb76..5f3f3413a0 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomView.tsx
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ export class RoomView extends React.Component<IRoomProps, IRoomState> {
             }
 
             case "scroll_to_bottom":
-                if (payload.timelineRenderingType === this.context.timelineRenderingType) {
+                if (payload.timelineRenderingType === TimelineRenderingType.Room) {
                     this.messagePanel?.jumpToLiveTimeline();
                 }
                 break;