diff --git a/webclient/components/matrix/matrix-service.js b/webclient/components/matrix/matrix-service.js
index 2feddac5d..9fde5496e 100644
--- a/webclient/components/matrix/matrix-service.js
+++ b/webclient/components/matrix/matrix-service.js
@@ -420,34 +420,38 @@ angular.module('matrixService', [])
         /****** Room aliases management ******/
 
         /**
-         * Enhance data returned by rooms() and publicRooms() by adding room_alias
-         *  & room_display_name which are computed from data already retrieved from the server.
-         * @param {Array} data the response of rooms() and publicRooms()
-         * @returns {Array} the same array with enriched objects
+         * Get the room_alias & room_display_name which are computed from data 
+         * already retrieved from the server.
+         * @param {Room object} room one element of the array returned by the response
+         *  of rooms() and publicRooms()
+         * @returns {Object} {room_alias: "...", room_display_name: "..."}
          */
-        assignRoomAliases: function(data) {
-            for (var i=0; i<data.length; i++) {
-                var alias = this.getRoomIdToAliasMapping(data[i].room_id);
-                if (alias) {
-                    // use the existing alias from storage
-                    data[i].room_alias = alias;
-                    data[i].room_display_name = alias;
-                }
-                else if (data[i].aliases && data[i].aliases[0]) {
-                    // save the mapping
-                    // TODO: select the smarter alias from the array
-                    this.createRoomIdToAliasMapping(data[i].room_id, data[i].aliases[0]);
-                    data[i].room_display_name = data[i].aliases[0];
-                }
-                else if (data[i].membership == "invite" && "inviter" in data[i]) {
-                    data[i].room_display_name = data[i].inviter + "'s room"
-                }
-                else {
-                    // last resort use the room id
-                    data[i].room_display_name = data[i].room_id;
-                }
+        getRoomAliasAndDisplayName: function(room) {
+            var result = {
+                room_alias: undefined,
+                room_display_name: undefined
+            };
+            
+            var alias = this.getRoomIdToAliasMapping(room.room_id);
+            if (alias) {
+                // use the existing alias from storage
+                result.room_alias = alias;
+                result.room_display_name = alias;
             }
-            return data;
+            else if (room.aliases && room.aliases[0]) {
+                // save the mapping
+                // TODO: select the smarter alias from the array
+                this.createRoomIdToAliasMapping(room.room_id, room.aliases[0]);
+                result.room_display_name = room.aliases[0];
+            }
+            else if (room.membership === "invite" && "inviter" in room) {
+                result.room_display_name = room.inviter + "'s room";
+            }
+            else {
+                // last resort use the room id
+                result.room_display_name = room.room_id;
+            }
+            return result;
         },
         
         createRoomIdToAliasMapping: function(roomId, alias) {
diff --git a/webclient/home/home-controller.js b/webclient/home/home-controller.js
index 008dff742..547a5c560 100644
--- a/webclient/home/home-controller.js
+++ b/webclient/home/home-controller.js
@@ -42,7 +42,13 @@ angular.module('HomeController', ['matrixService', 'eventHandlerService', 'Recen
         
         matrixService.publicRooms().then(
             function(response) {
-                $scope.public_rooms = matrixService.assignRoomAliases(response.data.chunk);
+                $scope.public_rooms = response.data.chunk;
+                for (var i = 0; i < $scope.public_rooms.length; i++) {
+                    var room = $scope.public_rooms[i];
+
+                    // Add room_alias & room_display_name members
+                    angular.extend(room, matrixService.getRoomAliasAndDisplayName(room));
+                }
             }
         );
     };
diff --git a/webclient/recents/recents-controller.js b/webclient/recents/recents-controller.js
index 803ab420f..1ead08cae 100644
--- a/webclient/recents/recents-controller.js
+++ b/webclient/recents/recents-controller.js
@@ -53,13 +53,16 @@ angular.module('RecentsController', ['matrixService', 'eventHandlerService'])
                 // Reset data
                 $scope.rooms = {};
 
-                var data = matrixService.assignRoomAliases(response.data.rooms);
-                for (var i=0; i<data.length; i++) {
-                    $scope.rooms[data[i].room_id] = data[i];
+                var rooms = response.data.rooms;
+                for (var i=0; i<rooms.length; i++) {
+                    var room = rooms[i];
+                    
+                    // Add room_alias & room_display_name members
+                    $scope.rooms[room.room_id] = angular.extend(room, matrixService.getRoomAliasAndDisplayName(room));
 
                     // Create a shortcut for the last message of this room
-                    if (data[i].messages && data[i].messages.chunk && data[i].messages.chunk[0]) {
-                        $scope.rooms[data[i].room_id].lastMsg = data[i].messages.chunk[0];
+                    if (room.messages && room.messages.chunk && room.messages.chunk[0]) {
+                        $scope.rooms[room.room_id].lastMsg = room.messages.chunk[0];
                     }
                 }