diff --git a/modules/client/sync.cc b/modules/client/sync.cc
index 219c7a96b..0a302abc2 100644
--- a/modules/client/sync.cc
+++ b/modules/client/sync.cc
@@ -555,7 +555,8 @@ ircd::m::sync::linear_proffer_event(data &data,
 bool
 ircd::m::sync::linear_proffer_event_one(data &data)
 {
-	return !m::sync::for_each(string_view{}, [&data]
+	bool ret{false};
+	m::sync::for_each(string_view{}, [&data, &ret]
 	(item &item)
 	{
 		json::stack::checkpoint checkpoint
@@ -564,11 +565,14 @@ ircd::m::sync::linear_proffer_event_one(data &data)
 		};
 
 		if(item.linear(data))
-			return false;
+			ret = true;
+		else
+			checkpoint.rollback();
 
-		checkpoint.rollback();
 		return true;
 	});
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 //
diff --git a/modules/client/sync/rooms.cc b/modules/client/sync/rooms.cc
index 840788b59..5f0faad39 100644
--- a/modules/client/sync/rooms.cc
+++ b/modules/client/sync/rooms.cc
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ ircd::m::sync::rooms_linear(data &data)
 	if(should_ignore(data))
 		return false;
 
-	return !m::sync::for_each("rooms", [&data]
+	bool ret{false};
+	m::sync::for_each("rooms", [&data, &ret]
 	(item &item)
 	{
 		json::stack::checkpoint checkpoint
@@ -77,11 +78,14 @@ ircd::m::sync::rooms_linear(data &data)
 		};
 
 		if(item.linear(data))
-			return false;
+			ret = true;
+		else
+			checkpoint.rollback();
 
-		checkpoint.rollback();
 		return true;
 	});
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 bool
diff --git a/modules/client/sync/rooms/ephemeral.cc b/modules/client/sync/rooms/ephemeral.cc
index 48b2e8f61..2e7d7f8a3 100644
--- a/modules/client/sync/rooms/ephemeral.cc
+++ b/modules/client/sync/rooms/ephemeral.cc
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ ircd::m::sync::rooms_ephemeral
 bool
 ircd::m::sync::rooms_ephemeral_linear(data &data)
 {
-	return !m::sync::for_each("rooms.ephemeral", [&data]
+	bool ret{false};
+	m::sync::for_each("rooms.ephemeral", [&data, &ret]
 	(item &item)
 	{
 		json::stack::checkpoint checkpoint
@@ -42,11 +43,14 @@ ircd::m::sync::rooms_ephemeral_linear(data &data)
 		};
 
 		if(item.linear(data))
-			return false;
+			ret = true;
+		else
+			checkpoint.rollback();
 
-		checkpoint.rollback();
 		return true;
 	});
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 bool