diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomKnocksBar.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomKnocksBar.tsx
index 877e7a7c723..4928e3cf30c 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomKnocksBar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomKnocksBar.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export const RoomKnocksBar: VFC<{ room: Room }> = ({ room }) => {
     const [disabled, setDisabled] = useState(false);
     const knockMembers = useTypedEventEmitterState(
         room,
-        RoomStateEvent.Members,
+        RoomStateEvent.Update,
         useCallback(() => room.getMembersWithMembership("knock"), [room]),
     );
     const knockMembersCount = knockMembers.length;
diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/room/PeopleRoomSettingsTab.tsx b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/room/PeopleRoomSettingsTab.tsx
index 32411f54028..1febb2ca34c 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/room/PeopleRoomSettingsTab.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/room/PeopleRoomSettingsTab.tsx
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export const PeopleRoomSettingsTab: VFC<{ room: Room }> = ({ room }) => {
 
     const knockMembers = useTypedEventEmitterState(
         room,
-        RoomStateEvent.Members,
+        RoomStateEvent.Update,
         useCallback(() => room.getMembersWithMembership("knock"), [room]),
     );
 
diff --git a/test/components/views/rooms/RoomKnocksBar-test.tsx b/test/components/views/rooms/RoomKnocksBar-test.tsx
index 6a323a6d2e5..30141077e81 100644
--- a/test/components/views/rooms/RoomKnocksBar-test.tsx
+++ b/test/components/views/rooms/RoomKnocksBar-test.tsx
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ describe("RoomKnocksBar", () => {
             expect(container.firstChild).toBeNull();
             jest.spyOn(room, "getMembersWithMembership").mockReturnValue([bob]);
             act(() => {
-                room.emit(RoomStateEvent.Members, new MatrixEvent(), state, bob);
+                room.emit(RoomStateEvent.Update, state);
             });
             expect(container.firstChild).not.toBeNull();
         });
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ describe("RoomKnocksBar", () => {
             expect(screen.getByRole("heading")).toHaveTextContent("Asking to join");
             jest.spyOn(room, "getMembersWithMembership").mockReturnValue([bob, jane]);
             act(() => {
-                room.emit(RoomStateEvent.Members, new MatrixEvent(), state, jane);
+                room.emit(RoomStateEvent.Update, state);
             });
             expect(screen.getByRole("heading")).toHaveTextContent("2 people asking to join");
         });
diff --git a/test/components/views/settings/tabs/room/PeopleRoomSettingsTab-test.tsx b/test/components/views/settings/tabs/room/PeopleRoomSettingsTab-test.tsx
index 180b3609ea8..6c9051c0afc 100644
--- a/test/components/views/settings/tabs/room/PeopleRoomSettingsTab-test.tsx
+++ b/test/components/views/settings/tabs/room/PeopleRoomSettingsTab-test.tsx
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ describe("PeopleRoomSettingsTab", () => {
             jest.spyOn(room, "getMembersWithMembership").mockReturnValue([]);
             getComponent(room);
             act(() => {
-                room.emit(RoomStateEvent.Members, new MatrixEvent(), state, knockMember);
+                room.emit(RoomStateEvent.Update, state);
             });
             expect(getParagraph()).toHaveTextContent("No requests");
         });
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ describe("PeopleRoomSettingsTab", () => {
             jest.spyOn(room, "getMembersWithMembership").mockReturnValue([]);
             getComponent(room);
             act(() => {
-                room.emit(RoomStateEvent.Members, new MatrixEvent(), state, knockMember);
+                room.emit(RoomStateEvent.Update, state);
             });
             expect(getParagraph()).toHaveTextContent("No requests");
         });