diff --git a/app/presentation/RoomItem/LastMessage.js b/app/presentation/RoomItem/LastMessage.js
index ab6d14476..08debd9e7 100644
--- a/app/presentation/RoomItem/LastMessage.js
+++ b/app/presentation/RoomItem/LastMessage.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const formatMsg = ({
 	if (!showLastMessage) {
 		return '';
 	}
-	if (!lastMessage || lastMessage.pinned) {
+	if (!lastMessage || !lastMessage.u || lastMessage.pinned) {
 		return I18n.t('No_Message');
 	}
 	if (lastMessage.t === 'jitsi_call_started') {