diff --git a/features/roomlist/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/roomlist/impl/datasource/RoomListDataSource.kt b/features/roomlist/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/roomlist/impl/datasource/RoomListDataSource.kt
index a9f584b565..0d32239a3b 100644
--- a/features/roomlist/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/roomlist/impl/datasource/RoomListDataSource.kt
+++ b/features/roomlist/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/roomlist/impl/datasource/RoomListDataSource.kt
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class RoomListDataSource @Inject constructor(
     private suspend fun buildAndEmitAllRooms(roomSummaries: List<RoomSummary>) {
         if (diffCache.isEmpty()) {
             _allRooms.emit(
-                roomListRoomSummaryFactory.createFakeList()
+                RoomListRoomSummaryFactory.createFakeList()
             )
         } else {
             val roomListRoomSummaries = ArrayList<RoomListRoomSummary>()
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class RoomListDataSource @Inject constructor(
 
     private fun buildAndCacheItem(roomSummaries: List<RoomSummary>, index: Int): RoomListRoomSummary? {
         val roomListRoomSummary = when (val roomSummary = roomSummaries.getOrNull(index)) {
-            is RoomSummary.Empty -> roomListRoomSummaryFactory.createPlaceholder(roomSummary.identifier)
+            is RoomSummary.Empty -> RoomListRoomSummaryFactory.createPlaceholder(roomSummary.identifier)
             is RoomSummary.Filled -> roomListRoomSummaryFactory.create(roomSummary)
             null -> null
         }
diff --git a/features/roomlist/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/roomlist/impl/datasource/RoomListRoomSummaryFactory.kt b/features/roomlist/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/roomlist/impl/datasource/RoomListRoomSummaryFactory.kt
index 9f1416c701..2d47be35a3 100644
--- a/features/roomlist/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/roomlist/impl/datasource/RoomListRoomSummaryFactory.kt
+++ b/features/roomlist/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/roomlist/impl/datasource/RoomListRoomSummaryFactory.kt
@@ -32,28 +32,30 @@ class RoomListRoomSummaryFactory @Inject constructor(
     private val lastMessageTimestampFormatter: LastMessageTimestampFormatter,
     private val roomLastMessageFormatter: RoomLastMessageFormatter,
 ) {
-    fun createPlaceholder(id: String): RoomListRoomSummary {
-        return RoomListRoomSummary(
-            id = id,
-            roomId = RoomId("!aRoom:domain"),
-            isPlaceholder = true,
-            name = "Short name",
-            timestamp = "hh:mm",
-            lastMessage = "Last message for placeholder",
-            avatarData = AvatarData(id, "S", size = AvatarSize.RoomListItem),
-            numberOfUnreadMessages = 0,
-            numberOfUnreadMentions = 0,
-            numberOfUnreadNotifications = 0,
-            userDefinedNotificationMode = null,
-            hasRoomCall = false,
-            isDm = false,
-        )
-    }
+    companion object {
+        fun createPlaceholder(id: String): RoomListRoomSummary {
+            return RoomListRoomSummary(
+                id = id,
+                roomId = RoomId(id),
+                isPlaceholder = true,
+                name = "Short name",
+                timestamp = "hh:mm",
+                lastMessage = "Last message for placeholder",
+                avatarData = AvatarData(id, "S", size = AvatarSize.RoomListItem),
+                numberOfUnreadMessages = 0,
+                numberOfUnreadMentions = 0,
+                numberOfUnreadNotifications = 0,
+                userDefinedNotificationMode = null,
+                hasRoomCall = false,
+                isDm = false,
+            )
+        }
 
-    fun createFakeList(): ImmutableList<RoomListRoomSummary> {
-        return List(16) {
-            createPlaceholder("!fakeRoom$it:domain")
-        }.toImmutableList()
+        fun createFakeList(): ImmutableList<RoomListRoomSummary> {
+            return List(16) {
+                createPlaceholder("!fakeRoom$it:domain")
+            }.toImmutableList()
+        }
     }
 
     fun create(roomSummary: RoomSummary.Filled): RoomListRoomSummary {