diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Room/RoomProxy.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Room/RoomProxy.swift
index 661a26628..1a7596c80 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Room/RoomProxy.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Room/RoomProxy.swift
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class RoomProxy: RoomProxyProtocol {
     }
         
     func addTimelineListener(listener: TimelineListener) -> Result<Void, RoomProxyError> {
-        if let token = slidingSyncRoom.addTimelineListener(listener: listener) {
+        if let token = slidingSyncRoom.subscribeAndAddTimelineListener(listener: listener, settings: nil) {
             timelineObservationToken = token
             return .success(())
         } else {
diff --git a/changelog.d/448.bugfix b/changelog.d/448.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04724e65d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/448.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Prevent room timelines from becoming stale if the room drops out of the sliding sync window
\ No newline at end of file