diff --git a/changelog.d/6449.bugfix b/changelog.d/6449.bugfix
index ced16544c9..002f33c450 100644
--- a/changelog.d/6449.bugfix
+++ b/changelog.d/6449.bugfix
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Fix assumed missing state_groups index in synapse_port_db.
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+Fix error when using synapse_port_db on a vanilla synapse db.