diff --git a/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.tsx b/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.tsx
index e22b2d5ff4..111e9dbf38 100644
--- a/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.tsx
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ const isMuted = (member: RoomMember, powerLevelContent: IPowerLevelsContent) =>
     return member.powerLevel < levelToSend;
 };
 
-const getPowerLevels = room => room.currentState.getStateEvents(EventType.RoomPowerLevels, "")?.getContent() || {};
+const getPowerLevels = room => room?.currentState?.getStateEvents(EventType.RoomPowerLevels, "")?.getContent() || {};
 
 export const useRoomPowerLevels = (cli: MatrixClient, room: Room) => {
     const [powerLevels, setPowerLevels] = useState<IPowerLevelsContent>(getPowerLevels(room));