diff --git a/pkg/scraper/api_types_dms_test.go b/pkg/scraper/api_types_dms_test.go
index 5094bc3..227176f 100644
--- a/pkg/scraper/api_types_dms_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scraper/api_types_dms_test.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func TestParseAPIDMConversation(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Len(chat_room.Participants, 2)
 
-	p1 := chat_room.Participants[0]
+	p1 := chat_room.Participants[1458284524761075714]
 	assert.Equal(UserID(1458284524761075714), p1.UserID)
 	assert.Equal(DMMessageID(1665936253483614212), p1.LastReadEventID)
 	assert.True(p1.IsChatSettingsValid)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func TestParseAPIDMConversation(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.False(p1.IsMuted)
 	assert.Equal("AT_END", p1.Status)
 
-	p2 := chat_room.Participants[1]
+	p2 := chat_room.Participants[1488963321701171204]
 	assert.Equal(UserID(1488963321701171204), p2.UserID)
 	assert.Equal(DMMessageID(1663623062195957773), p2.LastReadEventID)
 	assert.False(p2.IsChatSettingsValid)
diff --git a/pkg/scraper/dm_chat_room.go b/pkg/scraper/dm_chat_room.go
index ffbef63..8ac560f 100644
--- a/pkg/scraper/dm_chat_room.go
+++ b/pkg/scraper/dm_chat_room.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type DMChatRoom struct {
 	LastMessagedAt Timestamp    `db:"last_messaged_at"`
 	IsNSFW         bool         `db:"is_nsfw"`
 
-	Participants []DMChatParticipant
+	Participants map[UserID]DMChatParticipant
 }
 
 func ParseAPIDMChatRoom(api_room APIDMConversation) DMChatRoom {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func ParseAPIDMChatRoom(api_room APIDMConversation) DMChatRoom {
 	ret.LastMessagedAt = TimestampFromUnix(int64(api_room.SortTimestamp))
 	ret.IsNSFW = api_room.NSFW
 
-	ret.Participants = []DMChatParticipant{}
+	ret.Participants = make(map[UserID]DMChatParticipant)
 	for _, api_participant := range api_room.Participants {
 		participant := DMChatParticipant{}
 		participant.UserID = UserID(api_participant.UserID)
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func ParseAPIDMChatRoom(api_room APIDMConversation) DMChatRoom {
 			participant.Status = api_room.Status
 			participant.IsChatSettingsValid = true
 		}
-		ret.Participants = append(ret.Participants, participant)
+		ret.Participants[participant.UserID] = participant
 	}
 	return ret
 }