diff --git a/modules/m_presence.cc b/modules/m_presence.cc
index 920d0b43c..d2676ced4 100644
--- a/modules/m_presence.cc
+++ b/modules/m_presence.cc
@@ -216,9 +216,12 @@ commit__m_presence(const m::presence &content)
 	if(!exists(user))
 		create(user.user_id);
 
+	m::vm::copts copts;
+	copts.json = false;
+	copts.history = false;
 	const m::user::room user_room
 	{
-		user
+		user, &copts
 	};
 
 	//TODO: ABA
diff --git a/modules/media/media.cc b/modules/media/media.cc
index eee87a3df..cc40d7fd8 100644
--- a/modules/media/media.cc
+++ b/modules/media/media.cc
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ try
 
 	m::vm::copts vmopts;
 	vmopts.history = false;
+	vmopts.json = false;
 	const m::room room
 	{
 		room_id, &vmopts