diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index d4cf3f7ef0..861863e45f 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Improvements 🙌:
 
 Bugfix 🐛:
  - Video calls are shown as a voice ones in the timeline (#1676)
+ - Fix regression: not able to create a room without IS configured (#1679)
 
 Translations 🗣:
  -
diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/im/vector/matrix/android/internal/session/room/create/CreateRoomBodyBuilder.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/im/vector/matrix/android/internal/session/room/create/CreateRoomBodyBuilder.kt
index 23eb88bea9..4bf54251e5 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/im/vector/matrix/android/internal/session/room/create/CreateRoomBodyBuilder.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/im/vector/matrix/android/internal/session/room/create/CreateRoomBodyBuilder.kt
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ internal class CreateRoomBodyBuilder @Inject constructor(
     suspend fun build(params: CreateRoomParams): CreateRoomBody {
         val invite3pids = params.invite3pids
                 .takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }
-                .let {
+                ?.let { invites ->
                     // This can throw Exception if Identity server is not configured
                     ensureIdentityTokenTask.execute(Unit)
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ internal class CreateRoomBodyBuilder @Inject constructor(
                             ?: throw IdentityServiceError.NoIdentityServerConfigured
                     val identityServerAccessToken = accessTokenProvider.getToken() ?: throw IdentityServiceError.NoIdentityServerConfigured
 
-                    params.invite3pids.map {
+                    invites.map {
                         ThreePidInviteBody(
                                 id_server = identityServerUrlWithoutProtocol,
                                 id_access_token = identityServerAccessToken,