diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room_batch.py b/synapse/handlers/room_batch.py
index c938f6431..03815d5f8 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room_batch.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room_batch.py
@@ -384,8 +384,7 @@ class RoomBatchHandler:
                     await self.create_requester_for_user_id_from_app_service(
                         event.sender, app_service_requester.app_service
                     ),
-                    event=event,
-                    context=context,
+                    events_and_context=[(event, context)],
                     dont_notify=index < len(events_to_persist) - 1,
                 )
             return event_ids