diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/MemberList.js b/src/components/views/rooms/MemberList.js
index f70347a449..8120ee5747 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/MemberList.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/MemberList.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     },
 
     componentWillMount: function() {
-        this._mounted = false;
+        this._mounted = true;
         const cli = MatrixClientPeg.get();
         if (cli.hasLazyLoadMembersEnabled()) {
             // true means will not show a spinner but the
@@ -73,10 +73,6 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         // cli.on("Room.timeline", this.onRoomTimeline);
     },
 
-    componentDidMount: async function() {
-        this._mounted = true;
-    },
-
     componentWillUnmount: function() {
         this._mounted = false;
         const cli = MatrixClientPeg.get();