diff --git a/clientapi/routing/account_data.go b/clientapi/routing/account_data.go
index e80f10d1c..f2fc8e127 100644
--- a/clientapi/routing/account_data.go
+++ b/clientapi/routing/account_data.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import (
 
 // GetAccountData implements GET /user/{userId}/[rooms/{roomid}/]account_data/{type}
 func GetAccountData(
-	req *http.Request, accountDB accounts.Database, device *authtypes.Device,
+	req *http.Request, accountDB *accounts.Database, device *authtypes.Device,
 	userID string, roomID string, dataType string,
 ) util.JSONResponse {
 	if userID != device.UserID {