diff --git a/src/controllers/organisms/RoomList.js b/src/controllers/organisms/RoomList.js
index 3a03fb0439..792fa04f79 100644
--- a/src/controllers/organisms/RoomList.js
+++ b/src/controllers/organisms/RoomList.js
@@ -135,11 +135,16 @@ module.exports = {
     getRoomLists: function() {
         var s = { lists: {} };
 
+        s.lists["m.invite"] = [];
+        s.lists["m.favourite"] = [];
+        s.lists["m.recent"] = [];
+        s.lists["m.lowpriority"] = [];
+        s.lists["m.archived"] = [];
+
         MatrixClientPeg.get().getRooms().forEach(function(room) {
             var me = room.getMember(MatrixClientPeg.get().credentials.userId);
 
             if (me && me.membership == "invite") {
-                s.lists["m.invite"] = s.lists["m.invite"] || [];
                 s.lists["m.invite"].push(room);
             }
             else {
@@ -172,7 +177,6 @@ module.exports = {
                         }
                     }
                     else {
-                        s.lists["m.recent"] = s.lists["m.recent"] || [];
                         s.lists["m.recent"].push(room); 
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/RoomTile.js b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/RoomTile.js
index 9f7806959d..a8f646aeab 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/RoomTile.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/RoomTile.js
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ var roomTileSource = {
         }
         else {
             // cancel the drop and reset our original position
+            console.log("cancelling drop & drag");
             props.roomSubList.moveRoomTile(item.room, item.originalIndex);
             if (item.targetList && item.targetList !== item.originalList) {
                 item.targetList.removeRoomTile(item.room);
@@ -111,13 +112,16 @@ var roomTileTarget = {
 
     hover: function(props, monitor) {
         var item = monitor.getItem();
-        console.log("hovering on room " + props.room.roomId + ", isOver=" + monitor.isOver());
+        //console.log("hovering on room " + props.room.roomId + ", isOver=" + monitor.isOver());
 
         //console.log("item.targetList=" + item.targetList + ", roomSubList=" + props.roomSubList);
 
+        var switchedTarget = false;
         if (item.targetList !== props.roomSubList) {
             // we've switched target, so remove the tile from the previous target.
             // n.b. the previous target might actually be the source list.
+            console.log("switched target");
+            switchedTarget = true;
             item.targetList.removeRoomTile(item.room);
             item.targetList = props.roomSubList;
         }
@@ -130,12 +134,13 @@ var roomTileTarget = {
                 props.roomSubList.moveRoomTile(item.room, roomTile.index);
             }
         }
-        else {
+        else if (switchedTarget) {
             if (!props.roomSubList.findRoomTile(item.room).room) {
                 // add to the list in the right place
                 props.roomSubList.moveRoomTile(item.room, 0);
-                props.roomSubList.sortList();
             }
+            // we have to sort the list whatever to recalculate it
+            props.roomSubList.sortList();
         }
     },
 };
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomList.js b/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomList.js
index 9c67d905f1..8ee456e9b4 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomList.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomList.js
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 <RoomSubList list={ self.state.lists['m.recent'] }
                              label="Conversations"
                              editable={ true }
+                             verb="restore"
                              order="recent"
                              activityMap={ self.state.activityMap }
                              selectedRoom={ self.props.selectedRoom }
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomSubList.js b/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomSubList.js
index 47e412f3e2..b88bc3c70a 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomSubList.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomSubList.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
     },
 
     componentWillMount: function() {
-        this.sortList();
+        this.sortList(this.props.list, this.props.order);
     },
 
     componentWillReceiveProps: function(newProps) {
@@ -100,13 +100,14 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
     },
 
     sortList: function(list, order) {
-        if (list === undefined) list = this.props.list;
+        if (list === undefined) list = this.state.sortedList;
         if (order === undefined) order = this.props.order;
         var comparator;
         list = list || [];
         if (order === "manual") comparator = this.manualComparator;
         if (order === "recent") comparator = this.recentsComparator;
 
+        // console.log("sorting list for room " + this.props.label + " with length " + list.length + ", this.props.list = " + this.props.list);
         this.setState({ sortedList: list.sort(comparator) });
     },
 
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
     findRoomTile: function(room) {        
         var index = this.state.sortedList.indexOf(room); 
         if (index >= 0) {
-            console.log("found: room: " + room + " with id " + room.roomId);
+            //console.log("found: room: " + room + " with id " + room.roomId);
         }
         else {
             console.log("didn't find room");