diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
index 8e343fe08f..39cd497098 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
@@ -1676,7 +1676,7 @@ export default createReactClass({
         const ErrorBoundary = sdk.getComponent("elements.ErrorBoundary");
 
         if (!this.state.room) {
-            const loading = this.state.matrixClientIsReady || this.state.roomLoading || this.state.peekLoading;
+            const loading = !this.state.matrixClientIsReady || this.state.roomLoading || this.state.peekLoading;
             if (loading) {
                 // Assume preview loading if we don't have a ready client or a room ID (still resolving the alias)
                 const previewLoading = !this.state.matrixClientIsReady || !this.state.roomId || this.state.peekLoading;
diff --git a/src/stores/RoomViewStore.js b/src/stores/RoomViewStore.js
index 1958b9539f..a38445c89b 100644
--- a/src/stores/RoomViewStore.js
+++ b/src/stores/RoomViewStore.js
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class RoomViewStore extends Store {
                     storeRoomAliasInCache(payload.room_alias, result.room_id);
                     roomId = result.room_id;
                 } catch (err) {
-                    console.error(err);
+                    console.error("RVS failed to get room id for alias: ", err);
                     dis.dispatch({
                         action: 'view_room_error',
                         room_id: null,