diff --git a/src/api/client_server/sync.rs b/src/api/client_server/sync.rs
index 5c1c23d5..94e4f5bb 100644
--- a/src/api/client_server/sync.rs
+++ b/src/api/client_server/sync.rs
@@ -388,13 +388,35 @@ async fn sync_helper(
             ))
         };
 
+        let since_sender_member: Option<RoomMemberEventContent> = since_shortstatehash
+            .and_then(|shortstatehash| {
+                services()
+                    .rooms
+                    .state_accessor
+                    .state_get(
+                        shortstatehash,
+                        &StateEventType::RoomMember,
+                        sender_user.as_str(),
+                    )
+                    .transpose()
+            })
+            .transpose()?
+            .and_then(|pdu| {
+                serde_json::from_str(pdu.content.get())
+                    .map_err(|_| Error::bad_database("Invalid PDU in database."))
+                    .ok()
+            });
+
+        let joined_since_last_sync =
+            since_sender_member.map_or(true, |member| member.membership != MembershipState::Join);
+
         let (
             heroes,
             joined_member_count,
             invited_member_count,
             joined_since_last_sync,
             state_events,
-        ) = if since_shortstatehash.is_none() {
+        ) = if since_shortstatehash.is_none() || joined_since_last_sync {
             // Probably since = 0, we will do an initial sync
 
             let (joined_member_count, invited_member_count, heroes) = calculate_counts()?;
@@ -487,23 +509,6 @@ async fn sync_helper(
             // Incremental /sync
             let since_shortstatehash = since_shortstatehash.unwrap();
 
-            let since_sender_member: Option<RoomMemberEventContent> = services()
-                .rooms
-                .state_accessor
-                .state_get(
-                    since_shortstatehash,
-                    &StateEventType::RoomMember,
-                    sender_user.as_str(),
-                )?
-                .and_then(|pdu| {
-                    serde_json::from_str(pdu.content.get())
-                        .map_err(|_| Error::bad_database("Invalid PDU in database."))
-                        .ok()
-                });
-
-            let joined_since_last_sync = since_sender_member
-                .map_or(true, |member| member.membership != MembershipState::Join);
-
             let mut state_events = Vec::new();
             let mut lazy_loaded = HashSet::new();
 
diff --git a/src/database/key_value/rooms/edus/typing.rs b/src/database/key_value/rooms/edus/typing.rs
index d50c000c..d2d43062 100644
--- a/src/database/key_value/rooms/edus/typing.rs
+++ b/src/database/key_value/rooms/edus/typing.rs
@@ -54,10 +54,7 @@ impl service::rooms::edus::typing::Data for KeyValueDatabase {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn typings_maintain(
-        &self,
-        room_id: &RoomId,
-    ) -> Result<()> {
+    fn typings_maintain(&self, room_id: &RoomId) -> Result<()> {
         let mut prefix = room_id.as_bytes().to_vec();
         prefix.push(0xff);
 
@@ -89,8 +86,10 @@ impl service::rooms::edus::typing::Data for KeyValueDatabase {
         }
 
         if found_outdated {
-            self.roomid_lasttypingupdate
-                .insert(room_id.as_bytes(), &services().globals.next_count()?.to_be_bytes())?;
+            self.roomid_lasttypingupdate.insert(
+                room_id.as_bytes(),
+                &services().globals.next_count()?.to_be_bytes(),
+            )?;
         }
 
         Ok(())
diff --git a/src/service/rooms/edus/typing/mod.rs b/src/service/rooms/edus/typing/mod.rs
index 6b066f06..7d44f7d7 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/edus/typing/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/edus/typing/mod.rs
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@ impl Service {
     }
 
     /// Makes sure that typing events with old timestamps get removed.
-    fn typings_maintain(
-        &self,
-        room_id: &RoomId,
-    ) -> Result<()> {
+    fn typings_maintain(&self, room_id: &RoomId) -> Result<()> {
         self.db.typings_maintain(room_id)
     }