diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 803b974413..836ecdfaf9 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Bugfix 🐛:
  - Fix | Verify Manually by Text crashes if private SSK not known (#1337)
  - Sometimes the same device appears twice in the list of devices of a user (#1329)
  - Random Crashes while doing sth with cross signing keys (#1364)
+ - Crash | crash while restoring key backup (#1366)
 
 Translations 🗣:
  -
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/crypto/keysbackup/restore/KeysBackupRestoreFromKeyViewModel.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/crypto/keysbackup/restore/KeysBackupRestoreFromKeyViewModel.kt
index c8406570d3..faada7ba3e 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/crypto/keysbackup/restore/KeysBackupRestoreFromKeyViewModel.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/crypto/keysbackup/restore/KeysBackupRestoreFromKeyViewModel.kt
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class KeysBackupRestoreFromKeyViewModel @Inject constructor(
             try {
                 sharedViewModel.recoverUsingBackupPass(recoveryKey)
             } catch (failure: Throwable) {
-                recoveryCodeErrorText.value = stringProvider.getString(R.string.keys_backup_recovery_code_error_decrypt)
+                recoveryCodeErrorText.postValue(stringProvider.getString(R.string.keys_backup_recovery_code_error_decrypt))
             }
         }
     }