diff --git a/src/domain/session/rightpanel/MemberListViewModel.js b/src/domain/session/rightpanel/MemberListViewModel.js
index 3b6a2c98..9b14e2af 100644
--- a/src/domain/session/rightpanel/MemberListViewModel.js
+++ b/src/domain/session/rightpanel/MemberListViewModel.js
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ import {Disambiguator} from "./disambiguator.js";
 export class MemberListViewModel extends ViewModel {
     constructor(options) {
         super(options);
+        const list = options.members;
+        this.track(() => list.release());
         const powerLevels = options.powerLevelsObservable.get();
         // We should subscribe to the observable here so that we can resort when pl changes
-        this.memberTileViewModels = this._mapTileViewModels(this._filterJoinedMembers(options.members))
+        this.memberTileViewModels = this._mapTileViewModels(this._filterJoinedMembers(list.members))
                                         .sortValues(createMemberComparator(powerLevels));
         this.nameDisambiguator = new Disambiguator();
         this.mediaRepository = options.mediaRepository;
diff --git a/src/domain/session/rightpanel/RightPanelViewModel.js b/src/domain/session/rightpanel/RightPanelViewModel.js
index 3e866208..c56080a8 100644
--- a/src/domain/session/rightpanel/RightPanelViewModel.js
+++ b/src/domain/session/rightpanel/RightPanelViewModel.js
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ export class RightPanelViewModel extends ViewModel {
     get activeViewModel() { return this._activeViewModel; }
 
     async _getMemberArguments() {
-        const list = await this._room.loadMemberList();
+        const members = await this._room.loadMemberList();
         const room = this._room;
         const powerLevelsObservable = await this._room.observePowerLevels();
-        return {members: list.members, powerLevelsObservable, mediaRepository: room.mediaRepository};
+        return {members, powerLevelsObservable, mediaRepository: room.mediaRepository};
     }
 
     _setupNavigation() {