diff --git a/src/SlashCommands.js b/src/SlashCommands.js
index d4e7df3a16..fcdd33474e 100644
--- a/src/SlashCommands.js
+++ b/src/SlashCommands.js
@@ -352,11 +352,12 @@ module.exports = {
     },
 
     getCommandList: function() {
-        // Return all the commands plus /me which isn't handled like normal commands
+        // Return all the commands plus /me and /markdown which aren't handled like normal commands
         var cmds = Object.keys(commands).sort().map(function(cmdKey) {
             return commands[cmdKey];
         })
         cmds.push(new Command("me", "<action>", function(){}));
+        cmds.push(new Command("markdown", "<on|off>", function(){}));
 
         return cmds;
     }
diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/TruncatedList.js b/src/components/views/elements/TruncatedList.js
index 275686c6be..3e174848d3 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/TruncatedList.js
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/TruncatedList.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         if (this.props.truncateAt >= 0) {
             var overflowCount = childCount - this.props.truncateAt;
 
-            if (overflowCount > 0) {
+            if (overflowCount > 1) {
                 overflowJsx = this.props.createOverflowElement(
                     overflowCount, childCount
                 );
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/InviteMemberList.js b/src/components/views/rooms/InviteMemberList.js
index 73ee4f7c27..480066771b 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/InviteMemberList.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/InviteMemberList.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         }
 
         return (
-            <SearchableEntityList searchPlaceholderText={"Invite / Search"}
+            <SearchableEntityList searchPlaceholderText={"Invite/search by name, email, id"}
                 onSubmit={this.props.onInvite}
                 onQueryChanged={this.onSearchQueryChanged}
                 entities={entities}
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/MemberList.js b/src/components/views/rooms/MemberList.js
index 3cddee8632..4e8f38b035 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/MemberList.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/MemberList.js
@@ -35,21 +35,23 @@ var invite_defer = q.defer();
 
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'MemberList',
+
     getInitialState: function() {
-        if (!this.props.roomId) return { members: [] };
-        var cli = MatrixClientPeg.get();
-        var room = cli.getRoom(this.props.roomId);
-        if (!room) return { members: [] };
-
-        this.memberDict = this.getMemberDict();
-
-        var members = this.roomMembers(INITIAL_LOAD_NUM_MEMBERS);
-        return {
-            members: members,
+        var state = {
+            members: [],
             // ideally we'd size this to the page height, but
             // in practice I find that a little constraining
             truncateAt: INITIAL_LOAD_NUM_MEMBERS,
         };
+        if (!this.props.roomId) return state;
+        var cli = MatrixClientPeg.get();
+        var room = cli.getRoom(this.props.roomId);
+        if (!room) return state;
+
+        this.memberDict = this.getMemberDict();
+
+        state.members = this.roomMembers(INITIAL_LOAD_NUM_MEMBERS);
+        return state;
     },
 
     componentWillMount: function() {
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/SearchableEntityList.js b/src/components/views/rooms/SearchableEntityList.js
index c91e058e4c..fc0446ab41 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/SearchableEntityList.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/SearchableEntityList.js
@@ -140,34 +140,37 @@ var SearchableEntityList = React.createClass({
         }
 
         var list;
-        if (this.props.truncateAt) { // caller wants list truncated
-            var TruncatedList = sdk.getComponent("elements.TruncatedList");
-            list = (
-                <TruncatedList className="mx_SearchableEntityList_list"
-                        truncateAt={this.state.truncateAt} // use state truncation as it may be expanded
-                        createOverflowElement={this._createOverflowEntity}>
-                    {this.state.results.map((entity) => {
-                        return entity.getJsx();
-                    })}
-                </TruncatedList>
-            );
-        }
-        else {
-            list = (
-                <div className="mx_SearchableEntityList_list">
-                    {this.state.results.map((entity) => {
-                        return entity.getJsx();
-                    })}
-                </div>
-            );
+        if (this.state.results.length) {
+            if (this.props.truncateAt) { // caller wants list truncated
+                var TruncatedList = sdk.getComponent("elements.TruncatedList");
+                list = (
+                    <TruncatedList className="mx_SearchableEntityList_list"
+                            truncateAt={this.state.truncateAt} // use state truncation as it may be expanded
+                            createOverflowElement={this._createOverflowEntity}>
+                        {this.state.results.map((entity) => {
+                            return entity.getJsx();
+                        })}
+                    </TruncatedList>
+                );
+            }
+            else {
+                list = (
+                    <div className="mx_SearchableEntityList_list">
+                        {this.state.results.map((entity) => {
+                            return entity.getJsx();
+                        })}
+                    </div>
+                );
+            }
+            list = <GeminiScrollbar autoshow={true} className="mx_SearchableEntityList_listWrapper">
+                        { list }
+                    </GeminiScrollbar>;
         }
 
         return (
             <div className={ "mx_SearchableEntityList " + (this.state.query.length ? "mx_SearchableEntityList_expanded" : "") }>
-                {inputBox}
-                <GeminiScrollbar autoshow={true} className="mx_SearchableEntityList_listWrapper">
-                    { list }
-                </GeminiScrollbar>
+                { inputBox }
+                { list }
                 { this.state.query.length ? <div className="mx_SearchableEntityList_hrWrapper"><hr/></div> : '' }
             </div>
         );