diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/conversationinfo/ConversationInfoActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/conversationinfo/ConversationInfoActivity.kt
index c6928a559..f0c914e6e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/conversationinfo/ConversationInfoActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/conversationinfo/ConversationInfoActivity.kt
@@ -92,7 +92,10 @@ import io.reactivex.Observer
 import io.reactivex.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers
 import io.reactivex.disposables.Disposable
 import io.reactivex.schedulers.Schedulers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import org.greenrobot.eventbus.Subscribe
 import org.greenrobot.eventbus.ThreadMode
 import java.util.Calendar
@@ -126,7 +129,6 @@ class ConversationInfoActivity :
     private lateinit var conversationUser: User
     private var hasAvatarSpacing: Boolean = false
     private lateinit var credentials: String
-    private var roomDisposable: Disposable? = null
     private var participantsDisposable: Disposable? = null
 
     private var databaseStorageModule: DatabaseStorageModule? = null
@@ -193,7 +195,30 @@ class ConversationInfoActivity :
         binding.addParticipantsAction.setOnClickListener { addParticipants() }
         binding.listBansButton.setOnClickListener { listBans() }
 
-        viewModel.getRoom(conversationUser, conversationToken)
+        CoroutineScope(Dispatchers.IO).launch {
+            val model = viewModel.getRoomBlocking(conversationUser, conversationToken)
+            spreedCapabilities = viewModel.getCapabilitiesBlocking(conversationUser, conversationToken, model)
+            conversation = model
+
+            withContext(Dispatchers.Main) {
+                if (ConversationUtils.isNoteToSelfConversation(conversation)) {
+                    binding.shareConversationButton.visibility = GONE
+                }
+
+                val canGeneratePrettyURL = CapabilitiesUtil.canGeneratePrettyURL(conversationUser)
+                binding.shareConversationButton.setOnClickListener {
+                    ShareUtils.shareConversationLink(
+                        this@ConversationInfoActivity,
+                        conversationUser.baseUrl,
+                        conversation?.token,
+                        conversation?.name,
+                        canGeneratePrettyURL
+                    )
+                }
+
+                handleConversation()
+            }
+        }
 
         themeTextViews()
         themeSwitchPreferences()
@@ -205,20 +230,6 @@ class ConversationInfoActivity :
     }
 
     private fun initObservers() {
-        initViewStateObserver()
-
-        viewModel.getCapabilitiesViewState.observe(this) { state ->
-            when (state) {
-                is ConversationInfoViewModel.GetCapabilitiesSuccessState -> {
-                    spreedCapabilities = state.spreedCapabilities
-
-                    handleConversation()
-                }
-
-                else -> {}
-            }
-        }
-
         viewModel.getBanActorState.observe(this) { state ->
             when (state) {
                 is ConversationInfoViewModel.BanActorSuccessState -> {
@@ -264,36 +275,6 @@ class ConversationInfoActivity :
         }
     }
 
-    private fun initViewStateObserver() {
-        viewModel.viewState.observe(this) { state ->
-            when (state) {
-                is ConversationInfoViewModel.GetRoomSuccessState -> {
-                    conversation = state.conversationModel
-                    viewModel.getCapabilities(conversationUser, conversationToken, conversation!!)
-                    if (ConversationUtils.isNoteToSelfConversation(conversation)) {
-                        binding.shareConversationButton.visibility = GONE
-                    }
-                    val canGeneratePrettyURL = CapabilitiesUtil.canGeneratePrettyURL(conversationUser)
-                    binding.shareConversationButton.setOnClickListener {
-                        ShareUtils.shareConversationLink(
-                            this,
-                            conversationUser.baseUrl,
-                            conversation?.token,
-                            conversation?.name,
-                            canGeneratePrettyURL
-                        )
-                    }
-                }
-
-                is ConversationInfoViewModel.GetRoomErrorState -> {
-                    Snackbar.make(binding.root, R.string.nc_common_error_sorry, Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG).show()
-                }
-
-                else -> {}
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     private fun setupActionBar() {
         setSupportActionBar(binding.conversationInfoToolbar)
         binding.conversationInfoToolbar.setNavigationOnClickListener {
@@ -763,7 +744,7 @@ class ConversationInfoActivity :
         }
     }
 
-    @Suppress("LongMethod")
+    @Suppress("LongMethod", "CyclomaticComplexMethod")
     private fun handleConversation() {
         val conversationCopy = conversation!!
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/conversationinfo/viewmodel/ConversationInfoViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/conversationinfo/viewmodel/ConversationInfoViewModel.kt
index f6debb14f..9087cf6ca 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/conversationinfo/viewmodel/ConversationInfoViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/conversationinfo/viewmodel/ConversationInfoViewModel.kt
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ class ConversationInfoViewModel @Inject constructor(
             ?.subscribe(GetRoomObserver())
     }
 
+    fun getRoomBlocking(user: User, token: String): ConversationModel =
+        chatNetworkDataSource.getRoom(user, token).blockingFirst()
+
     fun getCapabilities(user: User, token: String, conversationModel: ConversationModel) {
         _getCapabilitiesViewState.value = GetCapabilitiesStartState
 
@@ -150,6 +153,14 @@ class ConversationInfoViewModel @Inject constructor(
         }
     }
 
+    fun getCapabilitiesBlocking(user: User, token: String, conversationModel: ConversationModel): SpreedCapability {
+        return if (conversationModel.remoteServer.isNullOrEmpty()) {
+            user.capabilities!!.spreedCapability!!
+        } else {
+            chatNetworkDataSource.getCapabilities(user, token).blockingFirst()
+        }
+    }
+
     @Suppress("Detekt.TooGenericExceptionCaught")
     fun listBans(user: User, token: String) {
         val url = ApiUtils.getUrlForBans(user.baseUrl!!, token)