diff --git a/src/publicroomlistmodel.cpp b/src/publicroomlistmodel.cpp
index cf8c0be13..e8bc0d317 100644
--- a/src/publicroomlistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/publicroomlistmodel.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,10 @@ QVariant PublicRoomListModel::data(const QModelIndex& index, int role) const {
       return displayName;
     }
 
-    displayName = room.aliases.front();
+    if (!room.aliases.isEmpty()) {
+      displayName = room.aliases.front();
+    }
+
     if (!displayName.isEmpty()) {
       return displayName;
     }