diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js
index 10fce0ccf0..3ff3ce694a 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js
@@ -164,7 +164,12 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
         // load stored sizes
         Object.entries(this.subListSizes).forEach(([id, size]) => {
-            this.resizer.forHandleWithId(id).resize(size);
+            const handle = this.resizer.forHandleWithId(id);
+            if (handle) {
+                try {
+                    handle.resize(size);
+                } catch(_e) {}
+            }
         });
 
         this.resizer.attach();