diff --git a/app/views/NotificationPreferencesView/index.js b/app/views/NotificationPreferencesView/index.js
index d5e3f6058..423d2a7fb 100644
--- a/app/views/NotificationPreferencesView/index.js
+++ b/app/views/NotificationPreferencesView/index.js
@@ -114,7 +114,9 @@ export default class NotificationPreferencesView extends React.Component {
 		this.mounted = false;
 		this.rid = props.navigation.getParam('rid');
 		const room = props.navigation.getParam('room');
-
+		this.state = {
+			room: room || {}
+		};
 		if (room && room.observe) {
 			this.roomObservable = room.observe();
 			this.subscription = this.roomObservable
@@ -126,10 +128,6 @@ export default class NotificationPreferencesView extends React.Component {
 					}
 				});
 		}
-
-		this.state = {
-			room: room || {}
-		};
 	}
 
 	componentDidMount() {
diff --git a/app/views/RoomActionsView/index.js b/app/views/RoomActionsView/index.js
index b039fe17d..d1e96ac28 100644
--- a/app/views/RoomActionsView/index.js
+++ b/app/views/RoomActionsView/index.js
@@ -43,19 +43,6 @@ class RoomActionsView extends React.Component {
 		super(props);
 		this.mounted = false;
 		const room = props.navigation.getParam('room');
-
-		if (room && room.observe) {
-			this.roomObservable = room.observe();
-			this.subscription = this.roomObservable
-				.subscribe((changes) => {
-					if (this.mounted) {
-						this.setState({ room: changes });
-					} else {
-						this.state.room = changes;
-					}
-				});
-		}
-
 		this.rid = props.navigation.getParam('rid');
 		this.t = props.navigation.getParam('t');
 		this.state = {
@@ -67,6 +54,17 @@ class RoomActionsView extends React.Component {
 			canAutoTranslate: false,
 			canAddUser: false
 		};
+		if (room && room.observe) {
+			this.roomObservable = room.observe();
+			this.subscription = this.roomObservable
+				.subscribe((changes) => {
+					if (this.mounted) {
+						this.setState({ room: changes });
+					} else {
+						this.state.room = changes;
+					}
+				});
+		}
 	}
 
 	async componentDidMount() {
diff --git a/app/views/RoomMembersView/index.js b/app/views/RoomMembersView/index.js
index 786059b8a..25476297b 100644
--- a/app/views/RoomMembersView/index.js
+++ b/app/views/RoomMembersView/index.js
@@ -57,20 +57,7 @@ class RoomMembersView extends React.Component {
 		this.MUTE_INDEX = 1;
 		this.actionSheetOptions = [''];
 		const { rid } = props.navigation.state.params;
-
 		const room = props.navigation.getParam('room');
-		if (room && room.observe) {
-			this.roomObservable = room.observe();
-			this.subscription = this.roomObservable
-				.subscribe((changes) => {
-					if (this.mounted) {
-						this.setState({ room: changes });
-					} else {
-						this.state.room = changes;
-					}
-				});
-		}
-
 		this.state = {
 			isLoading: false,
 			allUsers: false,
@@ -82,6 +69,17 @@ class RoomMembersView extends React.Component {
 			room: room || {},
 			end: false
 		};
+		if (room && room.observe) {
+			this.roomObservable = room.observe();
+			this.subscription = this.roomObservable
+				.subscribe((changes) => {
+					if (this.mounted) {
+						this.setState({ room: changes });
+					} else {
+						this.state.room = changes;
+					}
+				});
+		}
 	}
 
 	async componentDidMount() {
diff --git a/app/views/RoomView/UploadProgress.js b/app/views/RoomView/UploadProgress.js
index 4ef471dec..d4f1c398b 100644
--- a/app/views/RoomView/UploadProgress.js
+++ b/app/views/RoomView/UploadProgress.js
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ class UploadProgress extends Component {
 		super(props);
 		this.mounted = false;
 		this.ranInitialUploadCheck = false;
-		this.init();
 		this.state = {
 			uploads: []
 		};
+		this.init();
 	}
 
 	componentDidMount() {
diff --git a/app/views/ThreadMessagesView/index.js b/app/views/ThreadMessagesView/index.js
index 508bf630f..05e6c7821 100644
--- a/app/views/ThreadMessagesView/index.js
+++ b/app/views/ThreadMessagesView/index.js
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ class ThreadMessagesView extends React.Component {
 		this.mounted = false;
 		this.rid = props.navigation.getParam('rid');
 		this.t = props.navigation.getParam('t');
-		this.subscribeData();
 		this.state = {
 			loading: false,
 			end: false,
 			messages: []
 		};
+		this.subscribeData();
 	}
 
 	componentDidMount() {