diff --git a/include/ircd/m/room/bootstrap.h b/include/ircd/m/room/bootstrap.h
index de0337ca6..2fc526ae7 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/room/bootstrap.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/room/bootstrap.h
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 struct ircd::m::room::bootstrap
 {
+	static bool required(const id &);
+
 	// restrap: synchronous; send_join
 	bootstrap(const event &, const string_view &host, const string_view &room_version = {});
 
@@ -20,7 +22,5 @@ struct ircd::m::room::bootstrap
 	bootstrap(const event::id &, const string_view &host, const string_view &room_version = {});
 
 	// synchronous make_join, eval; asynchronous send_join
-	bootstrap(event::id::buf &, const room::id &, const m::id::user &, const string_view &host);
-
-	static bool required(const id &);
+	bootstrap(event::id::buf &, const room::id &, const m::id::user &, const vector_view<const string_view> &hosts);
 };
diff --git a/include/ircd/m/room/room.h b/include/ircd/m/room/room.h
index dbf1e869a..83dc15ac6 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/room/room.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/room/room.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace ircd::m
 	event::id::buf invite(const room &, const id::user &target, const id::user &sender, json::iov &add_content);
 	event::id::buf invite(const room &, const id::user &target, const id::user &sender);
 	event::id::buf leave(const room &, const id::user &);
-	event::id::buf join(const room &, const id::user &);
+	event::id::buf join(const room &, const id::user &, const vector_view<const string_view> &remotes = {});
 	event::id::buf join(const id::room_alias &, const id::user &);
 
 	// [SET] Create new room
diff --git a/matrix/room_bootstrap.cc b/matrix/room_bootstrap.cc
index b6435e498..1756a275d 100644
--- a/matrix/room_bootstrap.cc
+++ b/matrix/room_bootstrap.cc
@@ -85,16 +85,8 @@ ircd::m::bootstrap::make_join_timeout
 ircd::m::room::bootstrap::bootstrap(m::event::id::buf &event_id_buf,
                                     const m::room::id &room_id,
                                     const m::user::id &user_id,
-                                    const string_view &host)
+                                    const vector_view<const string_view> &hosts)
 {
-	log::info
-	{
-		log, "Starting in %s for %s to '%s'",
-		string_view{room_id},
-		string_view{user_id},
-		host
-	};
-
 	const auto member_event_idx
 	{
 		m::room(room_id).get(std::nothrow, "m.room.member", user_id)
@@ -111,6 +103,25 @@ ircd::m::room::bootstrap::bootstrap(m::event::id::buf &event_id_buf,
 		m::version(room_version_buf, room_id, std::nothrow)
 	};
 
+	//TODO: try more hosts?
+	const auto &host
+	{
+		hosts.empty()?
+			room_id.host():
+			hosts[0]
+	};
+
+	log::info
+	{
+		log, "Starting in %s for %s to '%s' joined:%b ver:%s",
+		string_view{room_id},
+		string_view{user_id},
+		host,
+		existing_join,
+		room_version,
+	};
+
+
 	if(existing_join)
 		event_id_buf = m::event_id(std::nothrow, member_event_idx);
 
diff --git a/matrix/room_join.cc b/matrix/room_join.cc
index 19af2ee71..bdd9d1792 100644
--- a/matrix/room_join.cc
+++ b/matrix/room_join.cc
@@ -25,10 +25,18 @@ ircd::m::join(const room::alias &room_alias,
 
 	if(room::bootstrap::required(room_id))
 	{
+		const auto &remote
+		{
+			room_alias.host()
+		};
+
 		m::event::id::buf ret;
 		m::room::bootstrap
 		{
-			ret, room_id, user_id, room_alias.host()
+			ret,
+			room_id,
+			user_id,
+			{ &remote, 1 },
 		};
 
 		return ret;
@@ -44,7 +52,8 @@ ircd::m::join(const room::alias &room_alias,
 
 ircd::m::event::id::buf
 ircd::m::join(const m::room &room,
-              const m::id::user &user_id)
+              const m::id::user &user_id,
+              const vector_view<const string_view> &remotes)
 {
 	if(unlikely(!my(user_id)))
 		throw panic
@@ -61,7 +70,10 @@ ircd::m::join(const m::room &room,
 		m::event::id::buf ret;
 		m::room::bootstrap
 		{
-			ret, room.room_id, user_id, room.room_id.host() //TODO: host
+			ret,
+			room.room_id,
+			user_id,
+			remotes,
 		};
 
 		return ret;