diff --git a/include/ircd/m/event/append.h b/include/ircd/m/event/append.h
index 039244477..4f0178425 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/event/append.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/event/append.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ namespace ircd::m
 		const id::user *user_id {nullptr};
 		const room *user_room {nullptr};
 		long age {std::numeric_limits<long>::min()};
+		bool query_txnid {true};
 	};
 
 	void append(json::stack::object &, const event &, const event_append_opts & = {});
diff --git a/modules/client/rooms/context.cc b/modules/client/rooms/context.cc
index 4b4165f28..bdcd71e21 100644
--- a/modules/client/rooms/context.cc
+++ b/modules/client/rooms/context.cc
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ static void
 _append(json::stack::array &,
         const m::event &,
         const m::event::idx &,
-        const m::user::room &);
+        const m::user::room &,
+        const bool &query_txnid = true);
 
 resource::response
 get__context(client &client,
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ get__context(client &client,
 			if(!visible(event, request.user_id))
 				return;
 
-			_append(array, event, event_idx, user_room);
+			_append(array, event, event_idx, user_room, false);
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -226,7 +227,8 @@ void
 _append(json::stack::array &chunk,
         const m::event &event,
         const m::event::idx &event_idx,
-        const m::user::room &user_room)
+        const m::user::room &user_room,
+        const bool &query_txnid)
 {
 	m::event_append_opts opts;
 	opts.event_idx = &event_idx;
diff --git a/modules/client/sync/rooms/state.cc b/modules/client/sync/rooms/state.cc
index 0d7ccc9da..c87185a94 100644
--- a/modules/client/sync/rooms/state.cc
+++ b/modules/client/sync/rooms/state.cc
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ ircd::m::sync::room_state_append(data &data,
 {
 	m::event_append_opts opts;
 	opts.event_idx = &event_idx;
-	opts.client_txnid = &data.client_txnid;
 	opts.user_id = &data.user.user_id;
 	opts.user_room = &data.user_room;
+	opts.query_txnid = false;
 	m::append(events, event, opts);
 }
diff --git a/modules/m_event.cc b/modules/m_event.cc
index 768f80233..b22f73c61 100644
--- a/modules/m_event.cc
+++ b/modules/m_event.cc
@@ -478,12 +478,12 @@ ircd::m::append(json::stack::object &object,
 
 	const auto txnid_idx
 	{
-		!has_client_txnid && sender_is_user?
+		!has_client_txnid && sender_is_user && opts.query_txnid?
 			opts.user_room->get(std::nothrow, "ircd.client.txnid", at<"event_id"_>(event)):
 			0UL
 	};
 
-	if(!has_client_txnid && !txnid_idx && sender_is_user)
+	if(!has_client_txnid && !txnid_idx && sender_is_user && opts.query_txnid)
 		log::dwarning
 		{
 			log, "Could not find transaction_id for %s from %s in %s",