diff --git a/lib/src/room.dart b/lib/src/room.dart
index 5c4a6ec0..f330b72a 100644
--- a/lib/src/room.dart
+++ b/lib/src/room.dart
@@ -299,13 +299,10 @@ class Room {
       if (sender != null) return sender;
     }
     if (membership == Membership.leave) {
-      final invitation = getState(EventTypes.RoomMember, client.userID!);
-      if (invitation != null &&
-          invitation.unsigned?.tryGet<String>('prev_sender') != null) {
-        final name = unsafeGetUserFromMemoryOrFallback(
-                invitation.unsigned!.tryGet<String>('prev_sender')!)
-            .calcDisplayname(i18n: i18n);
-        return i18n.wasDirectChatDisplayName(name);
+      if (directChatMatrixID != null) {
+        return i18n.wasDirectChatDisplayName(
+            unsafeGetUserFromMemoryOrFallback(directChatMatrixID)
+                .calcDisplayname(i18n: i18n));
       }
     }
     return i18n.emptyChat;