diff --git a/src/components/structures/FilePanel.js b/src/components/structures/FilePanel.js
index 4836b0f554..0e4df4621d 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/FilePanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/FilePanel.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class FilePanel extends React.Component {
     };
 
     onRoomTimeline = (ev, room, toStartOfTimeline, removed, data) => {
-        if (room.roomId !== this.props.roomId) return;
+        if (room?.roomId !== this.props?.roomId) return;
         if (toStartOfTimeline || !data || !data.liveEvent || ev.isRedacted()) return;
 
         if (ev.isBeingDecrypted()) {
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/WhoIsTypingTile.js b/src/components/views/rooms/WhoIsTypingTile.js
index c796142e78..905cbe6d09 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/WhoIsTypingTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/WhoIsTypingTile.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export default class WhoIsTypingTile extends React.Component {
     };
 
     onRoomTimeline = (event, room) => {
-        if (room && room.roomId === this.props.room.roomId) {
+        if (room?.roomId === this.props.room?.roomId) {
             const userId = event.getSender();
             // remove user from usersTyping
             const usersTyping = this.state.usersTyping.filter((m) => m.userId !== userId);