--- a/im/components/ibConvStatsService.js
+++ b/im/components/ibConvStatsService.js
@@ -255,23 +255,24 @@ ConvStatsService.prototype = {
       }
       let possibleConv = new PossibleChat(chat);
       let pos = this._getPositionToInsert(possibleConv, this._convs);
       this._convs.splice(pos, 0, possibleConv);
       chatList.set(chat.name, possibleConv);
     }
     if (this._pendingChats.length)
       executeSoon(this._addPendingChats.bind(this));
+    else
+      delete this._addingPendingChats;
     let now = Date.now();
     if ((!this._accountsRequestingRoomInfo.size && !this._pendingChats.length) ||
         now - this._lastUpdateNotification > 100) {
       this._notifyObservers("updated");
       this._lastUpdateNotification = now;
     }
-    delete this._addingPendingChats;
   },
 
   _removeChatsForAccount: function(aAccId) {
     if (!this._chatsByAccountIdAndName.has(aAccId))
       return;
     // Keep only convs that either aren't chats or have a different account id.
     this._convs = this._convs.filter(function(c)
       c.source != "chat" || c.accountId != aAccId);