diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.tsx
index fdf38784cf..b042414c85 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.tsx
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ export default class RoomList extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
 
     private renderSuggestedRooms(): ReactComponentElement<typeof ExtraTile>[] {
         return this.state.suggestedRooms.map(room => {
-            const name = room.name || room.canonical_alias || room.aliases.pop() || _t("Empty room");
+            const name = room.name || room.canonical_alias || room.aliases?.[0] || _t("Empty room");
             const avatar = (
                 <RoomAvatar
                     oobData={{