diff --git a/src/api/dimension/DimensionTelegramService.ts b/src/api/dimension/DimensionTelegramService.ts
index 3f82b5d..7024e98 100644
--- a/src/api/dimension/DimensionTelegramService.ts
+++ b/src/api/dimension/DimensionTelegramService.ts
@@ -29,20 +29,13 @@ export class DimensionTelegramService {
         try {
             const telegram = new TelegramBridge(userId);
             const conf = await telegram.getChatConfiguration(chatId, roomId);
-            if (!conf) return {
-                bridged: false,
-                canUnbridge: true,
-                chatId: chatId,
-                roomId: null,
-                chatName: null,
-            };
 
             return {
-                bridged: true,
-                canUnbridge: conf.canUnbridge,
-                chatId: chatId,
-                roomId: conf.roomId,
-                chatName: conf.chatName,
+                bridged: conf ? conf.bridged : false,
+                canUnbridge: conf ? conf.canUnbridge : false,
+                chatId: conf ? conf.chatId : null,
+                roomId: conf ? conf.roomId : null,
+                chatName: conf ? conf.chatName : null,
             };
         } catch (e) {
             if (e.errcode) {
diff --git a/src/bridges/TelegramBridge.ts b/src/bridges/TelegramBridge.ts
index 29b2eed..1841865 100644
--- a/src/bridges/TelegramBridge.ts
+++ b/src/bridges/TelegramBridge.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export class TelegramBridge {
         try {
             const info = await this.doProvisionRequest<PortalInformationResponse>(bridge, "GET", `/portal/${chatId}`, {room_id: roomId});
             return {
-                bridged: !!info,
+                bridged: info && !!info.mxid,
                 chatId: chatId,
                 roomId: info ? info.mxid : null,
                 chatName: info ? info.title || info.username : null,