diff --git a/src/MemberList.cpp b/src/MemberList.cpp
index 7f4dfa99..b2ed82bd 100644
--- a/src/MemberList.cpp
+++ b/src/MemberList.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,6 @@ MemberList::fetchMore(const QModelIndex &)
 {
         auto members = cache::getMembers(room_id_.toStdString(), rowCount());
         addUsers(members);
-        numUsersLoaded_ = members.size();
+        numUsersLoaded_ += members.size();
         emit numUsersLoadedChanged();
 }
diff --git a/src/MemberList.h b/src/MemberList.h
index 80ab834c..aa240b7a 100644
--- a/src/MemberList.h
+++ b/src/MemberList.h
@@ -58,5 +58,5 @@ private:
         QVector<QPair<RoomMember, QString>> m_memberList;
         QString room_id_;
         RoomInfo info_;
-        int numUsersLoaded_;
+        int numUsersLoaded_{0};
 };