diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/mvrx/ResultExtension.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/mvrx/ResultExtension.kt
index 1dbf658deb..dfd04ea6f6 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/mvrx/ResultExtension.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/mvrx/ResultExtension.kt
@@ -20,7 +20,14 @@ import com.airbnb.mvrx.Async
 import com.airbnb.mvrx.Fail
 import com.airbnb.mvrx.Success
 
-fun <A> Result<A>.foldToAsync(): Async<A> = fold(
-        { Success(it) },
-        { Fail(it) }
-)
+/**
+ * Note: this will be removed when upgrading to mvrx2
+ */
+suspend fun <A> runCatchingToAsync(block: suspend () -> A): Async<A> {
+    return runCatching {
+        block.invoke()
+    }.fold(
+            { Success(it) },
+            { Fail(it) }
+    )
+}
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/createdirect/CreateDirectRoomViewModel.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/createdirect/CreateDirectRoomViewModel.kt
index 9d6f6da54b..2f0b6e5ec9 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/createdirect/CreateDirectRoomViewModel.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/createdirect/CreateDirectRoomViewModel.kt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import dagger.assisted.Assisted
 import dagger.assisted.AssistedInject
 import dagger.assisted.AssistedFactory
 import im.vector.app.core.extensions.exhaustive
-import im.vector.app.core.mvrx.foldToAsync
+import im.vector.app.core.mvrx.runCatchingToAsync
 import im.vector.app.core.platform.VectorViewModel
 import im.vector.app.features.raw.wellknown.getElementWellknown
 import im.vector.app.features.raw.wellknown.isE2EByDefault
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ class CreateDirectRoomViewModel @AssistedInject constructor(@Assisted
                         enableEncryptionIfInvitedUsersSupportIt = adminE2EByDefault
                     }
 
-            val result = runCatching {
+            val result = runCatchingToAsync {
                 session.createRoom(roomParams)
-            }.foldToAsync()
+            }
 
             setState {
                 copy(
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/RoomDetailViewModel.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/RoomDetailViewModel.kt
index 725cce70ab..006a2c9b5f 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/RoomDetailViewModel.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/RoomDetailViewModel.kt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import dagger.assisted.AssistedInject
 import im.vector.app.BuildConfig
 import im.vector.app.R
 import im.vector.app.core.extensions.exhaustive
-import im.vector.app.core.mvrx.foldToAsync
+import im.vector.app.core.mvrx.runCatchingToAsync
 import im.vector.app.core.platform.VectorViewModel
 import im.vector.app.core.resources.StringProvider
 import im.vector.app.features.call.dialpad.DialPadLookup
@@ -651,10 +651,10 @@ class RoomDetailViewModel @AssistedInject constructor(
                     ?.let { listOf(it) }
                     .orEmpty()
             viewModelScope.launch {
-                val result = runCatching {
+                val result = runCatchingToAsync {
                     session.joinRoom(roomId, viaServers = viaServers)
                     roomId
-                }.foldToAsync()
+                }
                 setState {
                     copy(tombstoneEventHandling = result)
                 }
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/roommemberprofile/RoomMemberProfileViewModel.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/roommemberprofile/RoomMemberProfileViewModel.kt
index 0fa681a799..7b05c6c7f5 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/roommemberprofile/RoomMemberProfileViewModel.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/roommemberprofile/RoomMemberProfileViewModel.kt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import dagger.assisted.Assisted
 import dagger.assisted.AssistedInject
 import dagger.assisted.AssistedFactory
 import im.vector.app.R
-import im.vector.app.core.mvrx.foldToAsync
+import im.vector.app.core.mvrx.runCatchingToAsync
 import im.vector.app.core.platform.VectorViewModel
 import im.vector.app.core.resources.StringProvider
 import im.vector.app.features.powerlevel.PowerLevelsObservableFactory
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class RoomMemberProfileViewModel @AssistedInject constructor(@Assisted private v
     }
 
     private suspend fun fetchProfileInfo() {
-        val result = runCatching {
+        val result = runCatchingToAsync {
             session.getProfile(initialState.userId)
                     .let {
                         MatrixItem.UserItem(
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ class RoomMemberProfileViewModel @AssistedInject constructor(@Assisted private v
                                 avatarUrl = it[ProfileService.AVATAR_URL_KEY] as? String
                         )
                     }
-        }.foldToAsync()
+        }
 
         setState {
             copy(userMatrixItem = result)