diff --git a/modules/client/sync/account_data.cc b/modules/client/sync/account_data.cc
index 2d417a239..c82fc56c3 100644
--- a/modules/client/sync/account_data.cc
+++ b/modules/client/sync/account_data.cc
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ ircd::m::sync::account_data
 bool
 ircd::m::sync::account_data_linear(data &data)
 {
+	if(!data.event_idx)
+		return false;
+
 	assert(data.event);
-	assert(data.event_idx);
 	json::stack::array array
 	{
 		*data.out, "events"