diff --git a/libretroshare/src/services/p3chatservice.cc b/libretroshare/src/services/p3chatservice.cc
index d44c89cea..49ea858e0 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/services/p3chatservice.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/services/p3chatservice.cc
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ p3ChatService::p3ChatService(p3LinkMgr *lm, p3HistoryMgr *historyMgr)
 	_own_avatar = NULL ;
 	_custom_status_string = "" ;
 	_default_nick_name = rsPeers->getPeerName(rsPeers->getOwnId());
+	_should_reset_lobby_counts = false ;
 	
 	last_public_lobby_info_request_time = 0 ;
 }
@@ -687,12 +688,18 @@ void p3ChatService::handleRecvChatLobbyList(RsChatLobbyListItem *item)
 			rec.lobby_id = item->lobby_ids[i] ;
 			rec.lobby_name = item->lobby_names[i] ;
 			rec.participating_friends.insert(item->PeerId()) ;
-			rec.total_number_of_peers = item->lobby_counts[i] ;
+
+			if(_should_reset_lobby_counts)
+				rec.total_number_of_peers = item->lobby_counts[i] ;
+			else
+				rec.total_number_of_peers = std::max(rec.total_number_of_peers,item->lobby_counts[i]) ;
+
 			rec.last_report_time = now ;
 		}
 	}
 
 	rsicontrol->getNotify().notifyListChange(NOTIFY_LIST_CHAT_LOBBY_LIST, NOTIFY_TYPE_ADD) ;
+	_should_reset_lobby_counts = false ;
 }
 
 void p3ChatService::handleRecvChatLobbyEventItem(RsChatLobbyEventItem *item)
@@ -929,6 +936,7 @@ void p3ChatService::getListOfNearbyChatLobbies(std::vector<PublicChatLobbyRecord
 			sendItem(item);
 		}
 		last_public_lobby_info_request_time = now ;
+		_should_reset_lobby_counts = true ;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/services/p3chatservice.h b/libretroshare/src/services/p3chatservice.h
index e31ef5ec9..e61a0a335 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/services/p3chatservice.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/services/p3chatservice.h
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ class p3ChatService: public p3Service, public p3Config, public pqiMonitor
 		std::string _default_nick_name ;
 		time_t last_lobby_challenge_time ; // prevents bruteforce attack
 		time_t last_public_lobby_info_request_time ;	// allows to ask for updates
+		bool _should_reset_lobby_counts ;
 };
 
 class p3ChatService::StateStringInfo