diff --git a/src/components/structures/SpaceRoomView.tsx b/src/components/structures/SpaceRoomView.tsx
index 4064b2f48e3..6f63ea090c0 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/SpaceRoomView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/SpaceRoomView.tsx
@@ -192,11 +192,11 @@ const SpacePreview = ({ space, onJoinButtonClicked, onRejectButtonClicked }) =>
 
         if (inviteSender) {
             inviterSection = <div className="mx_SpaceRoomView_preview_inviter">
-                <MemberAvatar member={inviter} width={32} height={32} />
+                <MemberAvatar member={inviter} fallbackUserId={inviteSender} width={32} height={32} />
                 <div>
                     <div className="mx_SpaceRoomView_preview_inviter_name">
                         { _t("<inviter/> invites you", {}, {
-                            inviter: () => <b>{ inviter.name || inviteSender }</b>,
+                            inviter: () => <b>{ inviter?.name || inviteSender }</b>,
                         }) }
                     </div>
                     { inviter ? <div className="mx_SpaceRoomView_preview_inviter_mxid">