diff --git a/lib/widgets/renderers/membership.dart b/lib/widgets/renderers/membership.dart
index 61dc582..de8c191 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/renderers/membership.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/renderers/membership.dart
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class MembershipRenderer extends StatelessWidget {
                     MembershipStatus.leave => event.sender == event.stateKey ? "left" : (event.unsigned["prev_content"]?["membership"] == "ban" ? "was unbanned from" : "was kicked from"),
                     MembershipStatus.ban => "was banned from",
                     MembershipStatus.knock => "asked to join",
-                  }} the room${content.reason == null ? "" : "because ${content.reason}"}${event.sender == event.stateKey ? "" : " by "}",
+                  }} the room${event.sender == event.stateKey ? "" : " by "}",
                 ),
                 if (event.sender != event.stateKey)
                   MessageDisplayname(
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class MembershipRenderer extends StatelessWidget {
                       fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
                     ),
                   ),
+                if (content.reason != null) Text("for \"${content.reason}\""),
               ],
             ),
           ),