diff --git a/src/RoomListSorter.js b/src/RoomListSorter.js
index d5d3ab1fbb..bc7a001670 100644
--- a/src/RoomListSorter.js
+++ b/src/RoomListSorter.js
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ function tsOfNewestEvent(room) {
     return room.timeline[room.timeline.length - 1].getTs();
 }
 
-function mostRecentFirst(roomList) {
+function mostRecentActivityFirst(roomList) {
     return roomList.sort(function(a,b) {
         return tsOfNewestEvent(b) - tsOfNewestEvent(a);
     });
 }
 
 module.exports = {
-    mostRecentFirst: mostRecentFirst
+    mostRecentActivityFirst: mostRecentActivityFirst
 };
diff --git a/src/controllers/organisms/RoomList.js b/src/controllers/organisms/RoomList.js
index 87413e18f2..224c2e12bd 100644
--- a/src/controllers/organisms/RoomList.js
+++ b/src/controllers/organisms/RoomList.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ module.exports = {
     },
 
     getRoomList() {
-        return RoomListSorter.mostRecentFirst(MatrixClientPeg.get().getRooms());
+        return RoomListSorter.mostRecentActivityFirst(MatrixClientPeg.get().getRooms());
     },
 
     makeRoomTiles: function() {
diff --git a/src/controllers/pages/MatrixChat.js b/src/controllers/pages/MatrixChat.js
index 94c933a53f..fe126e508c 100644
--- a/src/controllers/pages/MatrixChat.js
+++ b/src/controllers/pages/MatrixChat.js
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ module.exports = {
         cli.on('syncComplete', function() {
             var firstRoom = null;
             if (cli.getRooms() && cli.getRooms().length) {
-                firstRoom = RoomListSorter.mostRecentFirst(
+                firstRoom = RoomListSorter.mostRecentActivityFirst(
                     cli.getRooms()
                 )[0].roomId;
             }