diff --git a/libraries/mediaviewer/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/mediaviewer/impl/viewer/MediaViewerNode.kt b/libraries/mediaviewer/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/mediaviewer/impl/viewer/MediaViewerNode.kt
index d994f374f9..00e634c2a3 100644
--- a/libraries/mediaviewer/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/mediaviewer/impl/viewer/MediaViewerNode.kt
+++ b/libraries/mediaviewer/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/mediaviewer/impl/viewer/MediaViewerNode.kt
@@ -78,10 +78,7 @@ class MediaViewerNode @AssistedInject constructor(
             }
             when (timelineMode) {
                 null -> timelineMediaGalleryDataSource
-                Timeline.Mode.LIVE -> {
-                    // Even if the timelineMediaGalleryDataSource does not know the eventId, the SDK will create the timeline faster
-                    timelineMediaGalleryDataSource
-                }
+                Timeline.Mode.LIVE,
                 Timeline.Mode.FOCUSED_ON_EVENT -> {
                     // Does timelineMediaGalleryDataSource knows the eventId?
                     val lastData = timelineMediaGalleryDataSource.getLastData().dataOrNull()