diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomPreviewBar.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomPreviewBar.js
index 2cf9ade847..b20b2ef58e 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomPreviewBar.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomPreviewBar.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     _roomNameElement: function(fallback) {
         fallback = fallback || 'a room';
         const name = this.props.room ? this.props.room.name : (this.props.room_alias || "");
-        return name ? { name } : fallback;
+        return name ? name : fallback;
     },
 
     render: function() {