diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/room_list_service/state.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/room_list_service/state.rs
index 6fc20af74..e7c35e197 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/room_list_service/state.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/room_list_service/state.rs
@@ -71,8 +71,14 @@ impl State {
                     }
 
                     Running => {
-                        // Refresh the lists.
-                        (Running, Actions::refresh_lists())
+                        // Refresh the lists only if our sync ran into an error (in particular,
+                        // when the session was invalidated by the server). Otherwise, keep on
+                        // iterating on the previous list.
+                        if matches!(self, Error { .. }) {
+                            (Running, Actions::refresh_lists())
+                        } else {
+                            (Running, Actions::none())
+                        }
                     }
 
                     Error { .. } | Terminated { .. } => {
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/tests/integration/room_list_service.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/tests/integration/room_list_service.rs
index 00706ec62..2dbea0fd1 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/tests/integration/room_list_service.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/tests/integration/room_list_service.rs
@@ -970,9 +970,9 @@ async fn test_sync_resumes_from_terminated() -> Result<(), Error> {
         assert request >= {
             "lists": {
                 ALL_ROOMS: {
-                    // In `Running`, the sync-mode is still growing, but the range
-                    // hasn't been modified due to previous termination.
-                    "ranges": [[0, 49]],
+                    // In `Running`, the sync-mode is still growing, the previous termination
+                    // didn't restart the whole growing.
+                    "ranges": [[0, 99]],
                 },
                 VISIBLE_ROOMS: {
                     // We have set a viewport, which reflects here.
@@ -1013,9 +1013,9 @@ async fn test_sync_resumes_from_terminated() -> Result<(), Error> {
         assert request >= {
             "lists": {
                 ALL_ROOMS: {
-                    // In `Running`, the sync-mode is still growing, but the range
-                    // hasn't been modified due to the previous termination.
-                    "ranges": [[0, 49]],
+                    // In `Running`, the sync-mode is still growing, the previous termination
+                    // didn't restart the whole growing.
+                    "ranges": [[0, 109]],
                 },
                 VISIBLE_ROOMS: {
                     // Despites the termination, the range is kept.
@@ -1049,8 +1049,8 @@ async fn test_sync_resumes_from_terminated() -> Result<(), Error> {
         assert request >= {
             "lists": {
                 ALL_ROOMS: {
-                    // No termination. The range is making progress.
-                    "ranges": [[0, 99]],
+                    // No termination.
+                    "ranges": [[0, 109]],
                 },
                 VISIBLE_ROOMS: {
                     // No termination. The range is still here.
@@ -1088,10 +1088,9 @@ async fn test_sync_resumes_from_terminated() -> Result<(), Error> {
         assert request >= {
             "lists": {
                 ALL_ROOMS: {
-                    // A termination was received at the previous sync iteration.
-                    // The list is still in growing sync-mode, but its range has
-                    // been reset.
-                    "ranges": [[0, 49]],
+                    // The termination doesn't invalidate the range, we're still in the stable
+                    // state.
+                    "ranges": [[0, 109]],
                 },
                 VISIBLE_ROOMS: {
                     // The range is still here.