diff --git a/src/state/CallViewModel/localMember/HomeserverConnected.test.ts b/src/state/CallViewModel/localMember/HomeserverConnected.test.ts
index 96feeeb1..413c5745 100644
--- a/src/state/CallViewModel/localMember/HomeserverConnected.test.ts
+++ b/src/state/CallViewModel/localMember/HomeserverConnected.test.ts
@@ -232,9 +232,6 @@ describe("createHomeserverConnected$ - Grace Period", () => {
       GRACE_PERIOD,
     );
 
-    session.setMembershipStatus(Status.Connected);
-    session.setProbablyLeft(false);
-
     // Initial state: Everything is connected
     expect(hsConnected.combined$.value).toBe(true);
 
@@ -259,9 +256,6 @@ describe("createHomeserverConnected$ - Grace Period", () => {
       GRACE_PERIOD,
     );
 
-    session.setMembershipStatus(Status.Connected);
-    session.setProbablyLeft(false);
-
     // Initial state: Connected
     expect(hsConnected.combined$.value).toBe(true);
 
@@ -287,9 +281,6 @@ describe("createHomeserverConnected$ - Grace Period", () => {
       GRACE_PERIOD,
     );
 
-    session.setMembershipStatus(Status.Connected);
-    session.setProbablyLeft(false);
-
     // 1. Initial error: wait until it flips to false
     client.setSyncState(SyncState.Error);
     expect(hsConnected.combined$.value).toBe(true);
diff --git a/src/state/CallViewModel/localMember/HomeserverConnected.ts b/src/state/CallViewModel/localMember/HomeserverConnected.ts
index 445a4d2a..65cc24c6 100644
--- a/src/state/CallViewModel/localMember/HomeserverConnected.ts
+++ b/src/state/CallViewModel/localMember/HomeserverConnected.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export function createHomeserverConnected$(
     fromEvent(matrixRTCSession, MembershipManagerEvent.StatusChanged).pipe(
       map(() => matrixRTCSession.membershipStatus ?? Status.Unknown),
     ),
-    Status.Unknown,
+    matrixRTCSession.membershipStatus ?? Status.Unknown,
   );
 
   const membershipConnected$ = rtsSession$.pipe(