diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/membership/DefaultMembershipService.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/membership/DefaultMembershipService.kt
index 005d7f26db..ef89ca33a7 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/membership/DefaultMembershipService.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/membership/DefaultMembershipService.kt
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ internal class DefaultMembershipService @AssistedInject constructor(
     }
 
     override suspend fun loadRoomMembersIfNeeded() {
-        val params = LoadRoomMembersTask.Params(roomId, Membership.LEAVE)
+        val params = LoadRoomMembersTask.Params(roomId, excludeMembership = Membership.LEAVE)
         loadRoomMembersTask.execute(params)
     }
 
diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/timeline/DefaultTimeline.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/timeline/DefaultTimeline.kt
index 7795a56cbf..d1eb8794bf 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/timeline/DefaultTimeline.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/timeline/DefaultTimeline.kt
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import okhttp3.internal.closeQuietly
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.MatrixCoroutineDispatchers
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.extensions.tryOrNull
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.Membership
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.timeline.Timeline
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.timeline.TimelineEvent
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.timeline.TimelineSettings
@@ -388,7 +389,7 @@ internal class DefaultTimeline(
     }
 
     private suspend fun loadRoomMembersIfNeeded() {
-        val loadRoomMembersParam = LoadRoomMembersTask.Params(roomId)
+        val loadRoomMembersParam = LoadRoomMembersTask.Params(roomId, excludeMembership = Membership.LEAVE)
         try {
             loadRoomMembersTask.execute(loadRoomMembersParam)
         } catch (failure: Throwable) {