diff --git a/Vector/AppDelegate.m b/Vector/AppDelegate.m
index d8ff042b5..3d93ffdde 100644
--- a/Vector/AppDelegate.m
+++ b/Vector/AppDelegate.m
@@ -1878,14 +1878,13 @@ NSString *const kAppDelegateNetworkStatusDidChangeNotification = @"kAppDelegateN
         
         if (mxSession)
         {
-            NSArray *directRooms = mxSession.directRooms[userId];
-            NSString *firstDirectRoomId = directRooms.firstObject;
+            MXRoom *directRoom = [mxSession directJoinedRoomWithUserId:userId];
             
             // if the room exists
-            if (firstDirectRoomId)
+            if (directRoom)
             {
                 // open it
-                [self showRoom:firstDirectRoomId andEventId:nil withMatrixSession:mxSession];
+                [self showRoom:directRoom.roomId andEventId:nil withMatrixSession:mxSession];
                 
                 if (completion)
                 {
diff --git a/Vector/ViewController/ContactDetailsViewController.m b/Vector/ViewController/ContactDetailsViewController.m
index 56525779e..da45d78a9 100644
--- a/Vector/ViewController/ContactDetailsViewController.m
+++ b/Vector/ViewController/ContactDetailsViewController.m
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     /**
      List of the direct chats (room ids) with this contact.
      */
-    NSArray<NSString*> *directChatsArray;
+    NSMutableArray<NSString*> *directChatsArray;
     NSInteger directChatsIndex;
     
     /**
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
     }
     
     actionsArray = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
+    directChatsArray = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
     
     // Setup `MXKViewControllerHandling` properties
     self.defaultBarTintColor = kVectorNavBarTintColor;
@@ -517,7 +518,7 @@
     NSInteger sectionCount = 0;
     
     [actionsArray removeAllObjects];
-    directChatsArray = nil;
+    [directChatsArray removeAllObjects];
     
     actionsIndex = directChatsIndex = -1;
     
@@ -553,8 +554,6 @@
             actionsIndex = sectionCount++;
         }
         
-        // Retrieve the existing direct chats
-        directChatsArray = self.mainSession.directRooms[matrixId];
         directChatsIndex = sectionCount++;
     }
     // Else check whether the contact has been instantiated with an email or a matrix id
@@ -564,11 +563,25 @@
     }
     else if ([MXTools isMatrixUserIdentifier:_contact.displayName])
     {
-        // Retrieve the existing direct chats
-        directChatsArray = self.mainSession.directRooms[_contact.displayName];
+        matrixId = _contact.displayName;
         directChatsIndex = sectionCount++;
     }
     
+    if (matrixId.length)
+    {
+        // Retrieve the existing direct chats
+        NSArray *directRoomIds = self.mainSession.directRooms[matrixId];
+        
+        // Check whether the room is still existing
+        for (NSString* directRoomId in directRoomIds)
+        {
+            if ([self.mainSession roomWithRoomId:directRoomId])
+            {
+                [directChatsArray addObject:directRoomId];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
     return sectionCount;
 }
 
@@ -936,8 +949,7 @@
                 
                 NSString *matrixId = self.firstMatrixId;
                 
-                NSString *directRoomId = self.mainSession.directRooms[matrixId].firstObject;
-                MXRoom* directRoom = [self.mainSession roomWithRoomId:directRoomId];
+                MXRoom* directRoom = [self.mainSession directJoinedRoomWithUserId:matrixId];
                 
                 // Place the call directly if the room exists
                 if (directRoom)
diff --git a/Vector/ViewController/RoomMemberDetailsViewController.m b/Vector/ViewController/RoomMemberDetailsViewController.m
index 234010c15..37eb45539 100644
--- a/Vector/ViewController/RoomMemberDetailsViewController.m
+++ b/Vector/ViewController/RoomMemberDetailsViewController.m
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     /**
      List of the direct chats (room ids) with this member.
      */
-    NSArray<NSString*> *directChatsArray;
+    NSMutableArray<NSString*> *directChatsArray;
     NSInteger directChatsIndex;
     
     /**
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
     
     adminActionsArray = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
     otherActionsArray = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
+    directChatsArray = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
     
     // Setup `MXKViewControllerHandling` properties
     self.defaultBarTintColor = kVectorNavBarTintColor;
@@ -351,7 +352,7 @@
     
     [adminActionsArray removeAllObjects];
     [otherActionsArray removeAllObjects];
-    directChatsArray = nil;
+    [directChatsArray removeAllObjects];
     
     // Consider the case of the user himself
     if ([self.mxRoomMember.userId isEqualToString:self.mainSession.myUser.userId])
@@ -487,11 +488,19 @@
     }
     
     // Retrieve the existing direct chats
-    directChatsArray = self.mainSession.directRooms[self.mxRoomMember.userId];
+    NSArray *directRoomIds = self.mainSession.directRooms[self.mxRoomMember.userId];
+    
+    // Check whether the room is still existing
+    for (NSString* directRoomId in directRoomIds)
+    {
+        if ([self.mainSession roomWithRoomId:directRoomId])
+        {
+            [directChatsArray addObject:directRoomId];
+        }
+    }
     
     adminToolsIndex = otherActionsIndex = directChatsIndex = -1;
     
-    
     if (otherActionsArray.count)
     {
         otherActionsIndex = sectionCount++;