diff --git a/fbchat/client.py b/fbchat/client.py
index bc65baa..359f626 100644
--- a/fbchat/client.py
+++ b/fbchat/client.py
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ class Client(object):
                         admins = set(p.lstrip('fbid:') for p in k['admin_ids']),
                         approval_mode = k['approval_mode'],
                         approval_requests = set(p.lstrip('fbid:') for p in k['approval_queue_ids']),
-                        join_link = k['joinable_mode']['link'],
+                        join_link = k['joinable_mode']['link']
                         ))
                 else:
                     raise FBchatException('A thread had an unknown thread type: {}'.format(k))
diff --git a/fbchat/models.py b/fbchat/models.py
index d7024cb..efa05ce 100644
--- a/fbchat/models.py
+++ b/fbchat/models.py
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ class Room(Group):
 
     def __init__(self, uid, admins=None, approval_mode=None, approval_requests=None, join_link=None, privacy_mode=None, **kwargs):
         """Represents a Facebook room. Inherits `Group`"""
-        super(Room, self).__init__(ThreadType.ROOM, uid, **kwargs)
+        super(Room, self).__init__(uid, **kwargs)
+        self.type = ThreadType.ROOM
         if admins is None:
             admins = set()
         self.admins = admins