diff --git a/src/components/structures/ScrollPanel.js b/src/components/structures/ScrollPanel.js
index 129cbd4581..9b85854016 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/ScrollPanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/ScrollPanel.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ var ReactDOM = require("react-dom");
 var GeminiScrollbar = require('react-gemini-scrollbar');
 var q = require("q");
 
-var DEBUG_SCROLL = true;
+var DEBUG_SCROLL = false;
 
 if (DEBUG_SCROLL) {
     // using bind means that we get to keep useful line numbers in the console
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js
index 9a7396097f..ee74f30673 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js
@@ -194,6 +194,10 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             if (me && me.membership == "invite") {
                 s.lists["im.vector.fake.invite"].push(room);
             }
+            // XXX: somewhat hacky gut-wrenching to special-case kicks
+            else if (me && me.membership === "leave" && me.events.member.getPrevContent().membership === "join") {
+                s.lists["im.vector.fake.recent"].push(room); 
+            }
             else if (me && me.membership === "leave") {
                 s.lists["im.vector.fake.archived"].push(room);
             }