diff --git a/src/stores/room-list/algorithms/Algorithm.ts b/src/stores/room-list/algorithms/Algorithm.ts
index 40fdae5ae4..fed3099325 100644
--- a/src/stores/room-list/algorithms/Algorithm.ts
+++ b/src/stores/room-list/algorithms/Algorithm.ts
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ export class Algorithm extends EventEmitter {
     }
 
     private async doUpdateStickyRoom(val: Room) {
-        // no-op sticky rooms
+        // no-op sticky rooms for spaces - they're effectively virtual rooms
         if (val?.isSpaceRoom() && val.getMyMembership() !== "invite") val = null;
 
         // Note throughout: We need async so we can wait for handleRoomUpdate() to do its thing,