diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/call/conference/viewmodel/ConferenceViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/call/conference/viewmodel/ConferenceViewModel.kt
index ab459f985..6f4a1c382 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/call/conference/viewmodel/ConferenceViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/call/conference/viewmodel/ConferenceViewModel.kt
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ class ConferenceViewModel
                 isPaused.postValue(!isIn)
                 Log.i("$TAG We [${if (isIn) "are" else "aren't"}] in the conference")
 
+                subject.postValue(conference.subjectUtf8.orEmpty())
                 computeParticipants(false)
                 if (conference.participantList.size >= 1) { // we do not count
                     Log.i("$TAG Joined conference already has at least another participant")
@@ -312,7 +313,7 @@ class ConferenceViewModel
         val chatEnabled = conference.currentParams.isChatEnabled
         isConversationAvailable.postValue(chatEnabled)
 
-        val confSubject = conference.subject.orEmpty()
+        val confSubject = conference.subjectUtf8.orEmpty()
         Log.i(
             "$TAG Configuring conference with subject [$confSubject] from call [${call.callLog.callId}]"
         )