diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 5bd85efc67..41b1e336b6 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Changes in Element v.5.16 (2022-12-29)
+Changes in Element v1.5.16 (2022-12-29)
 ======================================
 
 Features ✨
diff --git a/changelog.d/7870.bugfix b/changelog.d/7870.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e9c421276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/7870.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Start DM will create a deadlock if user profile was never loaded
diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/create/CreateLocalRoomTask.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/create/CreateLocalRoomTask.kt
index 0cda6eca99..793c2573be 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/create/CreateLocalRoomTask.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/create/CreateLocalRoomTask.kt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import io.realm.Realm
 import io.realm.RealmConfiguration
 import io.realm.kotlin.createObject
 import kotlinx.coroutines.TimeoutCancellationException
-import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.events.model.Event
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.events.model.EventType
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.failure.CreateRoomFailure
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.Membership
@@ -73,8 +73,9 @@ internal class DefaultCreateLocalRoomTask @Inject constructor(
     override suspend fun execute(params: CreateRoomParams): String {
         val createRoomBody = createRoomBodyBuilder.build(params)
         val roomId = RoomLocalEcho.createLocalEchoId()
+        val eventList = createLocalRoomStateEventsTask.execute(CreateLocalRoomStateEventsTask.Params(createRoomBody))
         monarchy.awaitTransaction { realm ->
-            createLocalRoomEntity(realm, roomId, createRoomBody)
+            createLocalRoomEntity(realm, roomId, eventList)
             createLocalRoomSummaryEntity(realm, roomId, params, createRoomBody)
         }
 
@@ -96,10 +97,10 @@ internal class DefaultCreateLocalRoomTask @Inject constructor(
      * Create a local room entity from the given room creation params.
      * This will also generate and store in database the chunk and the events related to the room params in order to retrieve and display the local room.
      */
-    private fun createLocalRoomEntity(realm: Realm, roomId: String, createRoomBody: CreateRoomBody) {
+    private fun createLocalRoomEntity(realm: Realm, roomId: String, localStateEventList: List<Event>) {
         RoomEntity.getOrCreate(realm, roomId).apply {
             membership = Membership.JOIN
-            chunks.add(createLocalRoomChunk(realm, roomId, createRoomBody))
+            chunks.add(createLocalRoomChunk(realm, roomId, localStateEventList))
             membersLoadStatus = RoomMembersLoadStatusType.LOADED
         }
     }
@@ -145,23 +146,19 @@ internal class DefaultCreateLocalRoomTask @Inject constructor(
      *
      * @param realm the current instance of realm
      * @param roomId the id of the local room
-     * @param createRoomBody the room creation params
+     * @param localStateEventList list of local state events for that room
      *
      * @return a chunk entity
      */
-    private fun createLocalRoomChunk(realm: Realm, roomId: String, createRoomBody: CreateRoomBody): ChunkEntity {
+    private fun createLocalRoomChunk(realm: Realm, roomId: String, localStateEventList: List<Event>): ChunkEntity {
         val chunkEntity = realm.createObject<ChunkEntity>().apply {
             isLastBackward = true
             isLastForward = true
         }
 
-        // Can't suspend when using realm as it could jump thread
-        val eventList = runBlocking {
-            createLocalRoomStateEventsTask.execute(CreateLocalRoomStateEventsTask.Params(createRoomBody))
-        }
         val roomMemberContentsByUser = HashMap<String, RoomMemberContent?>()
 
-        for (event in eventList) {
+        for (event in localStateEventList) {
             if (event.eventId == null || event.senderId == null || event.type == null) {
                 continue
             }