diff --git a/src/stores/widgets/StopGapWidget.ts b/src/stores/widgets/StopGapWidget.ts
index 4e12e6f8cf..9fab6e66ee 100644
--- a/src/stores/widgets/StopGapWidget.ts
+++ b/src/stores/widgets/StopGapWidget.ts
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ export class StopGapWidget extends EventEmitter {
         const evId = ev.getId();
         if (evRoomId && evId) {
             const room = this.client.getRoom(evRoomId);
-            if (room && room.getMyMembership() !== "invite") {
+            if (room && room.getMyMembership() === "join") {
                 this.readUpToMap[evRoomId] = evId;
             }
         }