diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index f96635de04..a79d178811 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ dependencies {
     // rx
     implementation 'io.reactivex.rxjava2:rxkotlin:2.3.0'
     implementation 'io.reactivex.rxjava2:rxandroid:2.0.2'
+    implementation 'com.jakewharton.rxrelay2:rxrelay:2.1.0'
 
     implementation("com.airbnb.android:epoxy:$epoxy_version")
     kapt "com.airbnb.android:epoxy-processor:$epoxy_version"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/im/vector/riotredesign/features/home/group/SelectedGroupHolder.kt b/app/src/main/java/im/vector/riotredesign/features/home/group/SelectedGroupHolder.kt
index 990e6fe8a0..5dc350d790 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/im/vector/riotredesign/features/home/group/SelectedGroupHolder.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/im/vector/riotredesign/features/home/group/SelectedGroupHolder.kt
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 package im.vector.riotredesign.features.home.group
 
 import arrow.core.Option
+import com.jakewharton.rxrelay2.BehaviorRelay
 import im.vector.matrix.android.api.session.group.model.GroupSummary
 import io.reactivex.Observable
-import io.reactivex.subjects.BehaviorSubject
 
 class SelectedGroupHolder {
 
-    private val selectedGroupStream = BehaviorSubject.createDefault<Option<GroupSummary>>(Option.empty())
+    private val selectedGroupStream = BehaviorRelay.createDefault<Option<GroupSummary>>(Option.empty())
 
     fun setSelectedGroup(group: GroupSummary?) {
         val optionValue = Option.fromNullable(group)
-        selectedGroupStream.onNext(optionValue)
+        selectedGroupStream.accept(optionValue)
     }
 
     fun selectedGroup(): Observable<Option<GroupSummary>> {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/im/vector/riotredesign/features/home/room/VisibleRoomHolder.kt b/app/src/main/java/im/vector/riotredesign/features/home/room/VisibleRoomHolder.kt
index c288894359..c17ca4291e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/im/vector/riotredesign/features/home/room/VisibleRoomHolder.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/im/vector/riotredesign/features/home/room/VisibleRoomHolder.kt
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 package im.vector.riotredesign.features.home.room
 
+import com.jakewharton.rxrelay2.BehaviorRelay
 import io.reactivex.Observable
 import io.reactivex.subjects.BehaviorSubject
 
 class VisibleRoomHolder {
 
-    private val visibleRoomStream = BehaviorSubject.create<String>()
+    private val visibleRoomStream = BehaviorRelay.create<String>()
 
     fun setVisibleRoom(roomId: String) {
-        visibleRoomStream.onNext(roomId)
+        visibleRoomStream.accept(roomId)
     }
 
     fun visibleRoom(): Observable<String> {