diff --git a/modules/client/sync/rooms/state.cc b/modules/client/sync/rooms/state.cc
index 35a6d0f7e..05a069e8b 100644
--- a/modules/client/sync/rooms/state.cc
+++ b/modules/client/sync/rooms/state.cc
@@ -128,6 +128,16 @@ ircd::m::sync::room_state_linear_events(data &data)
 			return false;
 	}
 
+	if(is_own_membership && data.membership == "join")
+	{
+		const scope_restore data_range_first
+		{
+			data.range.first, 0UL
+		};
+
+		return room_state_polylog_events(data);
+	}
+
 	json::stack::object rooms
 	{
 		*data.out, "rooms"
@@ -177,7 +187,7 @@ ircd::m::sync::room_state_linear_events(data &data)
 		}
 	};
 
-	if(is_own_membership && (data.membership == "invite" || data.membership == "join"))
+	if(is_own_membership && data.membership == "invite")
 	{
 		const m::room::state state{*data.room};
 		state.get(std::nothrow, "m.room.create", "", append);