diff --git a/src/service/rooms/state_accessor/mod.rs b/src/service/rooms/state_accessor/mod.rs
index 0da52779..4bfbf3fd 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/state_accessor/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/state_accessor/mod.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ impl Service {
             .state_get_content(shortstatehash, &StateEventType::RoomHistoryVisibility, "")?
             .map(|content| match content.get("history_visibility") {
                 Some(visibility) => HistoryVisibility::from(visibility.as_str().unwrap_or("")),
-                None => HistoryVisibility::Invited,
+                None => HistoryVisibility::Shared,
             });
 
         let visibility = match history_visibility {