diff --git a/src/RoomInvite.js b/src/RoomInvite.js
index 3a9088e65f..a96d1b2f6b 100644
--- a/src/RoomInvite.js
+++ b/src/RoomInvite.js
@@ -194,8 +194,7 @@ function _getDirectMessageRooms(addr) {
     const rooms = dmRooms.filter((dmRoom) => {
         const room = MatrixClientPeg.get().getRoom(dmRoom);
         if (room) {
-            const me = room.getMember(MatrixClientPeg.get().credentials.userId);
-            return me && me.membership == 'join';
+            return room.getMyMembership() === 'join';
         }
     });
     return rooms;
diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
index c742975377..5135936a28 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
@@ -759,7 +759,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
     _updateDMState() {
         const me = this.state.room.getMember(MatrixClientPeg.get().getUserId());
-        if (!me || me.membership !== "join") {
+        const room = this.state.room;
+        if (room.getMyMembership() != "join") {
             return;
         }
         const roomId = this.state.room.roomId;
diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatCreateOrReuseDialog.js b/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatCreateOrReuseDialog.js
index b7cf0f5a6e..550abe5299 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatCreateOrReuseDialog.js
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatCreateOrReuseDialog.js
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ export default class ChatCreateOrReuseDialog extends React.Component {
         for (const roomId of dmRooms) {
             const room = client.getRoom(roomId);
             if (room) {
-                const me = room.getMember(client.credentials.userId);
-                const highlight = room.getUnreadNotificationCount('highlight') > 0 || me.membership === "invite";
+                const isInvite = room.getMyMembership() === "invite";
+                const highlight = room.getUnreadNotificationCount('highlight') > 0 || isInvite;
                 tiles.push(
                     <RoomTile key={room.roomId} room={room}
                         transparent={true}
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export default class ChatCreateOrReuseDialog extends React.Component {
                         selected={false}
                         unread={Unread.doesRoomHaveUnreadMessages(room)}
                         highlight={highlight}
-                        isInvite={me.membership === "invite"}
+                        isInvite={isInvite}
                         onClick={this.onRoomTileClick}
                     />,
                 );
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/MemberInfo.js b/src/components/views/rooms/MemberInfo.js
index 8b465cef9d..794e1e5cfd 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/MemberInfo.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/MemberInfo.js
@@ -774,15 +774,16 @@ module.exports = withMatrixClient(React.createClass({
             for (const roomId of dmRooms) {
                 const room = this.props.matrixClient.getRoom(roomId);
                 if (room) {
-                    const me = room.getMember(this.props.matrixClient.credentials.userId);
-
+                    const myMembership = room.getMyMembership();
+                    if (myMembership !== 'join') continue;
+                    
+                    const isInvite = myMembership === "invite";
                     // not a DM room if we have are not joined
-                    if (!me.membership || me.membership !== 'join') continue;
                     // not a DM room if they are not joined
                     const them = this.props.member;
                     if (!them.membership || them.membership !== 'join') continue;
 
-                    const highlight = room.getUnreadNotificationCount('highlight') > 0 || me.membership === 'invite';
+                    const highlight = room.getUnreadNotificationCount('highlight') > 0 || isInvite;
 
                     tiles.push(
                         <RoomTile key={room.roomId} room={room}
@@ -791,7 +792,7 @@ module.exports = withMatrixClient(React.createClass({
                             selected={false}
                             unread={Unread.doesRoomHaveUnreadMessages(room)}
                             highlight={highlight}
-                            isInvite={me.membership === "invite"}
+                            isInvite={isInvite}
                             onClick={this.onRoomTileClick}
                         />,
                     );
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js
index ee7f8a76c7..d73f9b5ccf 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js
@@ -243,9 +243,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     },
 
     render: function() {
-        const myUserId = MatrixClientPeg.get().credentials.userId;
-        const me = this.props.room.currentState.members[myUserId];
-
+        const isInvite = this.props.room.getMyMembership() === "invite";
         const notificationCount = this.state.notificationCount;
         // var highlightCount = this.props.room.getUnreadNotificationCount("highlight");
 
@@ -259,7 +257,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             'mx_RoomTile_unread': this.props.unread,
             'mx_RoomTile_unreadNotify': notifBadges,
             'mx_RoomTile_highlight': mentionBadges,
-            'mx_RoomTile_invited': (me && me.membership === 'invite'),
+            'mx_RoomTile_invited': isInvite,
             'mx_RoomTile_menuDisplayed': this.state.menuDisplayed,
             'mx_RoomTile_noBadges': !badges,
             'mx_RoomTile_transparent': this.props.transparent,
diff --git a/src/utils/WidgetUtils.js b/src/utils/WidgetUtils.js
index 008bed1005..b5a2ae31fb 100644
--- a/src/utils/WidgetUtils.js
+++ b/src/utils/WidgetUtils.js
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ export default class WidgetUtils {
             return false;
         }
 
-        const member = room.getMember(me);
-        if (!member || member.membership !== "join") {
+        if (room.getMyMembership() !== "join") {
             console.warn(`User ${me} is not in room ${roomId}`);
             return false;
         }