diff --git a/src/app/organisms/room/RoomViewInput.jsx b/src/app/organisms/room/RoomViewInput.jsx
index 6c354ed..5ca4fdd 100644
--- a/src/app/organisms/room/RoomViewInput.jsx
+++ b/src/app/organisms/room/RoomViewInput.jsx
@@ -327,8 +327,7 @@ function RoomViewInput({
     if (file !== null) roomsInput.setAttachment(roomId, file);
   }
 
-  const myPowerlevel = roomTimeline.room.getMember(mx.getUserId()).powerLevel;
-  const canISend = roomTimeline.room.currentState.hasSufficientPowerLevelFor('events_default', myPowerlevel);
+  const canISend = roomTimeline.room.currentState.maySendMessage(mx.getUserId());
 
   function renderInputs() {
     if (!canISend) {