diff --git a/ircd/m/room.cc b/ircd/m/room.cc
index 3f4499a75..b1b40db30 100644
--- a/ircd/m/room.cc
+++ b/ircd/m/room.cc
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ const
 			};
 
 			bool ret{false};
-			state.get("m.room.member", member, [&view, &ret]
+			state.get(std::nothrow, "m.room.member", member, [&view, &ret]
 			(const m::event &event)
 			{
 				ret = view(event);