diff --git a/include/ircd/m/feds.h b/include/ircd/m/feds.h
index 80a4ffc1a..d981b0b9c 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/feds.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/feds.h
@@ -50,5 +50,5 @@ struct ircd::m::feds::opts
 	m::room::id room_id;
 	m::event::id event_id;
 	m::user::id user_id;
-	bool ids {false};
+	string_view arg[4];  // misc argv
 };
diff --git a/modules/console.cc b/modules/console.cc
index 82ece569b..653f517c2 100644
--- a/modules/console.cc
+++ b/modules/console.cc
@@ -10093,7 +10093,7 @@ console_cmd__feds__state(opt &out, const string_view &line)
 	opts.timeout = out.timeout;
 	opts.event_id = event_id;
 	opts.room_id = room_id;
-	opts.ids = true;
+	opts.arg[0] = "ids";
 
 	m::feds::state(opts, closure);
 
diff --git a/modules/federation/federation.cc b/modules/federation/federation.cc
index c654628bc..a75859d74 100644
--- a/modules/federation/federation.cc
+++ b/modules/federation/federation.cc
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ ircd::m::feds::state(const opts &opts,
 	{
 		m::v1::state::opts v1opts;
 		v1opts.dynamic = true;
-		v1opts.ids_only = opts.ids;
+		v1opts.ids_only = opts.arg[0] == "ids";
 		v1opts.event_id = opts.event_id;
 		v1opts.remote = string_view
 		{
diff --git a/modules/s_fetch.cc b/modules/s_fetch.cc
index da27dc5c9..76d0d73d9 100644
--- a/modules/s_fetch.cc
+++ b/modules/s_fetch.cc
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ ircd::m::fetch::state_ids(const room &room)
 	m::feds::opts opts;
 	opts.room_id = room.room_id;
 	opts.event_id = room.event_id;
-	opts.ids = true;
+	opts.arg[0] = "ids";
 	m::feds::state(opts, [&room](const auto &result)
 	{
 		try