diff --git a/cmd/resolve-state/main.go b/cmd/resolve-state/main.go
index f8d888b71..a6438d5a7 100644
--- a/cmd/resolve-state/main.go
+++ b/cmd/resolve-state/main.go
@@ -113,60 +113,7 @@ func main() {
 	fmt.Println("Fetching", len(snapshotNIDs), "snapshot NIDs")
 
 	if *difference {
-		if len(snapshotNIDs) != 2 {
-			panic("need exactly two state snapshot NIDs to calculate difference")
-		}
-		var removed, added []types.StateEntry
-		removed, added, err = stateres.DifferenceBetweeenStateSnapshots(ctx, snapshotNIDs[0], snapshotNIDs[1])
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		}
-
-		eventNIDMap := map[types.EventNID]struct{}{}
-		for _, entry := range append(removed, added...) {
-			eventNIDMap[entry.EventNID] = struct{}{}
-		}
-
-		eventNIDs := make([]types.EventNID, 0, len(eventNIDMap))
-		for eventNID := range eventNIDMap {
-			eventNIDs = append(eventNIDs, eventNID)
-		}
-
-		var eventEntries []types.Event
-		eventEntries, err = roomserverDB.Events(ctx, roomInfo.RoomVersion, eventNIDs)
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		}
-
-		events := make(map[types.EventNID]gomatrixserverlib.PDU, len(eventEntries))
-		for _, entry := range eventEntries {
-			events[entry.EventNID] = entry.PDU
-		}
-
-		if len(removed) > 0 {
-			fmt.Println("Removed:")
-			for _, r := range removed {
-				event := events[r.EventNID]
-				fmt.Println()
-				fmt.Printf("* %s %s %q\n", event.EventID(), event.Type(), *event.StateKey())
-				fmt.Printf("  %s\n", string(event.Content()))
-			}
-		}
-
-		if len(removed) > 0 && len(added) > 0 {
-			fmt.Println()
-		}
-
-		if len(added) > 0 {
-			fmt.Println("Added:")
-			for _, a := range added {
-				event := events[a.EventNID]
-				fmt.Println()
-				fmt.Printf("* %s %s %q\n", event.EventID(), event.Type(), *event.StateKey())
-				fmt.Printf("  %s\n", string(event.Content()))
-			}
-		}
-
+		showDifference(ctx, snapshotNIDs, stateres, roomserverDB, roomInfo)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -222,12 +169,16 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	authEvents := make([]gomatrixserverlib.PDU, len(authEventEntries))
+	resolvedRoomID := ""
 	for i := range authEventEntries {
 		authEvents[i] = authEventEntries[i].PDU
+		if authEvents[i].RoomID().String() != "" {
+			resolvedRoomID = authEvents[i].RoomID().String()
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Get the roomNID
-	roomInfo, err = roomserverDB.RoomInfo(ctx, authEvents[0].RoomID().String())
+	roomInfo, err = roomserverDB.RoomInfo(ctx, resolvedRoomID)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
@@ -283,6 +234,8 @@ func main() {
 
 	fmt.Println("Attempting to fix state")
 
+	initialSnapshotNID := roomInfo.StateSnapshotNID()
+
 	stateEntriesResolved := make([]types.StateEntry, len(resolved))
 	for i := range resolved {
 		eventNID := eventIDNIDMap[resolved[i].EventID()]
@@ -339,8 +292,68 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	succeeded = true
+	if err = roomUpdater.Commit(); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("Successfully set new snapshot NID %d containing %d state events\n", newSnapshotNID, len(stateEntriesResolved))
+	showDifference(ctx, []types.StateSnapshotNID{newSnapshotNID, initialSnapshotNID}, stateres, roomserverDB, roomInfo)
 
-	fmt.Printf("Successfully set new snapshot NID %d containing %d state events", newSnapshotNID, len(stateEntriesResolved))
+}
+
+func showDifference(ctx context.Context, snapshotNIDs []types.StateSnapshotNID, stateres state.StateResolution, roomserverDB storage.Database, roomInfo *types.RoomInfo) {
+	if len(snapshotNIDs) != 2 {
+		panic("need exactly two state snapshot NIDs to calculate difference")
+	}
+
+	removed, added, err := stateres.DifferenceBetweeenStateSnapshots(ctx, snapshotNIDs[0], snapshotNIDs[1])
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	eventNIDMap := map[types.EventNID]struct{}{}
+	for _, entry := range append(removed, added...) {
+		eventNIDMap[entry.EventNID] = struct{}{}
+	}
+
+	eventNIDs := make([]types.EventNID, 0, len(eventNIDMap))
+	for eventNID := range eventNIDMap {
+		eventNIDs = append(eventNIDs, eventNID)
+	}
+
+	var eventEntries []types.Event
+	eventEntries, err = roomserverDB.Events(ctx, roomInfo.RoomVersion, eventNIDs)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	events := make(map[types.EventNID]gomatrixserverlib.PDU, len(eventEntries))
+	for _, entry := range eventEntries {
+		events[entry.EventNID] = entry.PDU
+	}
+
+	if len(removed) > 0 {
+		fmt.Println("Removed:")
+		for _, r := range removed {
+			event := events[r.EventNID]
+			fmt.Println()
+			fmt.Printf("* %s %s %q\n", event.EventID(), event.Type(), *event.StateKey())
+			fmt.Printf("  %s\n", string(event.Content()))
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(removed) > 0 && len(added) > 0 {
+		fmt.Println()
+	}
+
+	if len(added) > 0 {
+		fmt.Println("Added:")
+		for _, a := range added {
+			event := events[a.EventNID]
+			fmt.Println()
+			fmt.Printf("* %s %s %q\n", event.EventID(), event.Type(), *event.StateKey())
+			fmt.Printf("  %s\n", string(event.Content()))
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 type Events []gomatrixserverlib.PDU