diff --git a/include/ircd/m/fetch.h b/include/ircd/m/fetch.h
index 6c3bd4bdb..cb2f1aafd 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/fetch.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/fetch.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace ircd::m::fetch
 	bool cancel(request &);
 	bool start(const m::room::id &, const m::event::id &);
 	bool prefetch(const m::room::id &, const m::event::id &);
-	bool synchronize(const m::room::id &);
+	bool synchronize(const m::room &);
 
 	// Composed operations
 	void auth_chain(const room &, const net::hostport &);
diff --git a/ircd/m.cc b/ircd/m.cc
index a7ad0b89a..903567b22 100644
--- a/ircd/m.cc
+++ b/ircd/m.cc
@@ -469,16 +469,16 @@ ircd::m::fetch::auth_chain(const room &r,
 }
 
 bool
-ircd::m::fetch::synchronize(const m::room::id &room_id)
+ircd::m::fetch::synchronize(const m::room &room)
 {
-	using prototype = bool (const m::room::id &);
+	using prototype = bool (const m::room &);
 
 	static mods::import<prototype> call
 	{
 		"s_fetch", "ircd::m::fetch::synchronize"
 	};
 
-	return call(room_id);
+	return call(room);
 }
 
 bool
diff --git a/modules/console.cc b/modules/console.cc
index edd752403..a10fbc67c 100644
--- a/modules/console.cc
+++ b/modules/console.cc
@@ -12528,19 +12528,50 @@ console_cmd__fetch(opt &out, const string_view &line)
 		m::room_id(param.at("room_id"))
 	};
 
-	if(!param["event_id"])
-	{
-		m::fetch::synchronize(room_id);
-		out << "done" << std::endl;
-		return true;
-	}
-
 	const m::event::id event_id
 	{
 		param.at("event_id")
 	};
 
-	m::fetch::start(room_id, event_id);
-	out << "in work..." << std::endl;
+	if(!m::fetch::start(room_id, event_id))
+	{
+		out << "failed to start." << std::endl;
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	out << "starting..." << std::endl;
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool
+console_cmd__fetch__sync(opt &out, const string_view &line)
+{
+	const params param{line, " ",
+	{
+		"room_id", "event_id"
+	}};
+
+	const auto room_id
+	{
+		m::room_id(param.at("room_id"))
+	};
+
+	const string_view &event_id
+	{
+		param["event_id"]
+	};
+
+	const m::room room
+	{
+		room_id, event_id
+	};
+
+	if(!m::fetch::synchronize(room))
+	{
+		out << "failed to start." << std::endl;
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	out << "done." << std::endl;
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/modules/s_fetch.cc b/modules/s_fetch.cc
index baca08518..7ed35344f 100644
--- a/modules/s_fetch.cc
+++ b/modules/s_fetch.cc
@@ -64,6 +64,29 @@ ircd::m::fetch::requests;
 decltype(ircd::m::fetch::dock)
 ircd::m::fetch::dock;
 
+//
+// init
+//
+
+void
+ircd::m::fetch::init()
+{
+}
+
+void
+ircd::m::fetch::fini()
+{
+	request_context.terminate();
+	eval_context.terminate();
+	request_context.join();
+	eval_context.join();
+	requests.clear();
+	complete.clear();
+
+	assert(requests.empty());
+	assert(complete.empty());
+}
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // m/fetch.h
@@ -76,6 +99,20 @@ namespace ircd::m::fetch
 	static void handle_state_ids(const m::room &, const m::feds::result &);
 }
 
+bool
+IRCD_MODULE_EXPORT
+ircd::m::fetch::synchronize(const m::room &room)
+{
+	m::feds::opts opts;
+	opts.op = m::feds::op::head;
+	opts.room_id = room.room_id;
+	opts.event_id = room.event_id;
+	opts.nothrow_closure = true;
+	opts.closure_errors = false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 void
 IRCD_MODULE_EXPORT
 ircd::m::fetch::state_ids(const room &room)
@@ -136,6 +173,7 @@ ircd::m::fetch::_heads(const m::feds::opts &opts_)
 {
 	auto opts(opts_);
 	opts.op = m::feds::op::head;
+
 	std::map<std::string, size_t> heads;
 	m::feds::acquire(opts, [&heads]
 	(const auto &result)
@@ -251,13 +289,6 @@ ircd::m::fetch::auth_chain(const room &room,
 		};
 }
 
-bool
-IRCD_MODULE_EXPORT
-ircd::m::fetch::synchronize(const m::room::id &room_id)
-{
-	return true;
-}
-
 bool
 IRCD_MODULE_EXPORT
 ircd::m::fetch::prefetch(const m::room::id &room_id,
@@ -308,30 +339,6 @@ ircd::m::fetch::for_each(const std::function<bool (request &)> &closure)
 // s_fetch.h
 //
 
-//
-// init
-//
-
-void
-ircd::m::fetch::init()
-{
-
-}
-
-void
-ircd::m::fetch::fini()
-{
-	request_context.terminate();
-	eval_context.terminate();
-	request_context.join();
-	eval_context.join();
-	requests.clear();
-	complete.clear();
-
-	assert(requests.empty());
-	assert(complete.empty());
-}
-
 //
 // fetch_phase
 //