diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/AppTile.js b/src/components/views/elements/AppTile.js
index 812539ec0d..faca743bfd 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/AppTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/AppTile.js
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ export default class AppTile extends React.Component {
     _getNewState(newProps) {
         // This is a function to make the impact of calling SettingsStore slightly less
         const hasPermissionToLoad = () => {
+            if (this._usingLocalWidget()) return true;
+
             const currentlyAllowedWidgets = SettingsStore.getValue("allowedWidgets", newProps.room.roomId);
             return !!currentlyAllowedWidgets[newProps.app.eventId];
         };
@@ -604,6 +606,15 @@ export default class AppTile extends React.Component {
         return uriFromTemplate(u, vars);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Whether we're using a local version of the widget rather than loading the
+     * actual widget URL
+     * @returns {bool} true If using a local version of the widget
+     */
+    _usingLocalWidget() {
+        return WidgetType.JITSI.matches(this.props.app.type);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the URL used in the iframe
      * In cases where we supply our own UI for a widget, this is an internal