diff --git a/src/models/publicroomlistmodel.cpp b/src/models/publicroomlistmodel.cpp
index 697f16244..502532c0b 100644
--- a/src/models/publicroomlistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/models/publicroomlistmodel.cpp
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ bool PublicRoomListModel::hasMore() const
 
 bool PublicRoomListModel::loading() const
 {
-    return (job != nullptr) || isJobPending(job);
+    return job != nullptr;
 }
 
 #include "moc_publicroomlistmodel.cpp"