diff --git a/src/matrix/room/Room.js b/src/matrix/room/Room.js
index 44ba536f..4ba5fefc 100644
--- a/src/matrix/room/Room.js
+++ b/src/matrix/room/Room.js
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ export class Room extends BaseRoom {
     }
 
     _getPowerLevelsEvent(roomResponse) {
-        const isPowerlevelEvent = event => event.state_key !== undefined && event.type === POWERLEVELS_EVENT_TYPE;
+        const isPowerlevelEvent = event => event.state_key === "" && event.type === POWERLEVELS_EVENT_TYPE;
         const powerLevelEvent = roomResponse.timeline?.events.find(isPowerlevelEvent) ?? roomResponse.state?.events.find(isPowerlevelEvent);
         return powerLevelEvent;
     }