diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/im/vector/matrix/android/internal/session/room/create/CreateRoomTask.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/im/vector/matrix/android/internal/session/room/create/CreateRoomTask.kt
index f9cad783..7f793a25 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/im/vector/matrix/android/internal/session/room/create/CreateRoomTask.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/im/vector/matrix/android/internal/session/room/create/CreateRoomTask.kt
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ internal class DefaultCreateRoomTask @Inject constructor(private val roomAPI: Ro
                 this.isDirect = true
             }
         }.flatMap {
-            val directChats = directChatsHelper.getDirectChats()
+            val directChats = directChatsHelper.getLocalUserAccount()
             updateUserAccountDataTask.execute(UpdateUserAccountDataTask.DirectChatParams(directMessages = directChats))
         }.flatMap {
             Try.just(roomId)
diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/im/vector/matrix/android/internal/session/sync/UserAccountDataSyncHandler.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/im/vector/matrix/android/internal/session/sync/UserAccountDataSyncHandler.kt
index a303b5b8..6ea46931 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/im/vector/matrix/android/internal/session/sync/UserAccountDataSyncHandler.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/im/vector/matrix/android/internal/session/sync/UserAccountDataSyncHandler.kt
@@ -78,13 +78,7 @@ internal class UserAccountDataSyncHandler @Inject constructor(private val monarc
     // If we get some direct chat invites, we synchronize the user account data including those.
     private fun synchronizeWithServerIfNeeded(realm: Realm, invites: Map<String, InvitedRoomSync>?) {
         if (invites.isNullOrEmpty()) return
-
-        val directChats = directChatsHelper.getDirectChats()
-        val directChatInvites = HashMap<String, MutableList<String>>().apply {
-            directChats.forEach { (inviterId, roomIds) ->
-                put(inviterId, ArrayList(roomIds))
-            }
-        }
+        val directChats = directChatsHelper.getLocalUserAccount()
         var hasUpdate = false
         invites.forEach { (roomId, _) ->
             val myUserStateEvent = RoomMembers(realm, roomId).getStateEvent(credentials.userId)
@@ -92,19 +86,21 @@ internal class UserAccountDataSyncHandler @Inject constructor(private val monarc
             val myUserRoomMember: RoomMember? = myUserStateEvent?.let { it.asDomain().content?.toModel() }
             val isDirect = myUserRoomMember?.isDirect
             if (inviterId != null && inviterId != credentials.userId && isDirect == true) {
-                directChatInvites.getOrPut(inviterId, { arrayListOf() }).apply {
-                    if (contains(roomId)) {
-                        Timber.v("Direct chats already include room $roomId with user $inviterId")
-                    } else {
-                        this.add(roomId)
-                        hasUpdate = true
-                    }
-                }
+                directChats
+                        .getOrPut(inviterId, { arrayListOf() })
+                        .apply {
+                            if (contains(roomId)) {
+                                Timber.v("Direct chats already include room $roomId with user $inviterId")
+                            } else {
+                                add(roomId)
+                                hasUpdate = true
+                            }
+                        }
             }
         }
         if (hasUpdate) {
             val updateUserAccountParams = UpdateUserAccountDataTask.DirectChatParams(
-                    directMessages = directChatInvites
+                    directMessages = directChats
             )
             updateUserAccountDataTask.configureWith(updateUserAccountParams).executeBy(taskExecutor)
         }
diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/im/vector/matrix/android/internal/session/user/accountdata/DirectChatsHelper.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/im/vector/matrix/android/internal/session/user/accountdata/DirectChatsHelper.kt
index 99212254..8d23a988 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/im/vector/matrix/android/internal/session/user/accountdata/DirectChatsHelper.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/im/vector/matrix/android/internal/session/user/accountdata/DirectChatsHelper.kt
@@ -24,18 +24,24 @@ import io.realm.RealmConfiguration
 import timber.log.Timber
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
-internal class DirectChatsHelper @Inject constructor(@SessionDatabase private val realmConfiguration: RealmConfiguration) {
+internal class DirectChatsHelper @Inject constructor(@SessionDatabase
+                                                     private val realmConfiguration: RealmConfiguration) {
 
-    fun getDirectChats(filterRoomId: String? = null): Map<String, List<String>> {
+    /**
+     * @return a map of userId <-> list of roomId
+     */
+    fun getLocalUserAccount(filterRoomId: String? = null): MutableMap<String, MutableList<String>> {
         return Realm.getInstance(realmConfiguration).use { realm ->
             val currentDirectRooms = RoomSummaryEntity.getDirectRooms(realm)
             val directChatsMap = mutableMapOf<String, MutableList<String>>()
             for (directRoom in currentDirectRooms) {
                 if (directRoom.roomId == filterRoomId) continue
                 val directUserId = directRoom.directUserId ?: continue
-                directChatsMap.getOrPut(directUserId, { arrayListOf() }).apply {
-                    add(directRoom.roomId)
-                }
+                directChatsMap
+                        .getOrPut(directUserId, { arrayListOf() })
+                        .apply {
+                            add(directRoom.roomId)
+                        }
             }
             directChatsMap
         }
diff --git a/vector/src/main/res/layout/fragment_create_direct_room.xml b/vector/src/main/res/layout/fragment_create_direct_room.xml
index 427df615..41109b14 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/res/layout/fragment_create_direct_room.xml
+++ b/vector/src/main/res/layout/fragment_create_direct_room.xml
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@
             android:paddingTop="16dp"
             android:paddingBottom="16dp"
             app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/chipGroupScrollView" />
 
@@ -113,7 +111,6 @@
             android:layout_width="0dp"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
-            android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
             android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
             android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
             android:minHeight="@dimen/layout_touch_size"