diff --git a/syncapi/storage/postgres/current_room_state_table.go b/syncapi/storage/postgres/current_room_state_table.go
index f5d3d0177..816cbb44a 100644
--- a/syncapi/storage/postgres/current_room_state_table.go
+++ b/syncapi/storage/postgres/current_room_state_table.go
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ const selectStateEventSQL = "" +
 
 const selectEventsWithEventIDsSQL = "" +
 	// TODO: The session_id and transaction_id blanks are here because otherwise
-	// the rowsToStreamEvents expects there to be exactly four columns. We need to
+	// the rowsToStreamEvents expects there to be exactly five columns. We need to
 	// figure out if these really need to be in the DB, and if so, we need a
 	// better permanent fix for this. - neilalexander, 2 Jan 2020
-	"SELECT added_at, event_json, 0 AS session_id, '' AS transaction_id" +
+	"SELECT added_at, event_json, 0 AS session_id, false AS exclude_from_sync, '' AS transaction_id" +
 	" FROM syncapi_current_room_state WHERE event_id = ANY($1)"
 
 type currentRoomStateStatements struct {