diff --git a/app/views/RoomInfoEditView/index.tsx b/app/views/RoomInfoEditView/index.tsx
index 67a79c13d6d..1f10855f8c5 100644
--- a/app/views/RoomInfoEditView/index.tsx
+++ b/app/views/RoomInfoEditView/index.tsx
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ const RoomInfoEditView = ({ navigation, route }: IRoomInfoEditViewProps) => {
 			params.readOnly = readOnly;
 		}
 		// React When Read Only
-		if (room.reactWhenReadOnly !== reactWhenReadOnly) {
+		if ((room.reactWhenReadOnly || false) !== reactWhenReadOnly) {
 			params.reactWhenReadOnly = reactWhenReadOnly;
 		}