diff --git a/syncapi/storage/postgres/presence_table.go b/syncapi/storage/postgres/presence_table.go
index 1efe88a4f..5f66fb4b1 100644
--- a/syncapi/storage/postgres/presence_table.go
+++ b/syncapi/storage/postgres/presence_table.go
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func (p *presenceStatements) GetRecentPresence(
 	ctx context.Context, txn *sql.Tx,
 ) (presences map[string]*types.PresenceInternal, err error) {
 	presences = make(map[string]*types.PresenceInternal)
-	stmt := sqlutil.TxStmt(txn, p.selectPresenceAfterStmt)
+	stmt := sqlutil.TxStmt(txn, p.selectRecentPresenceStmt)
 
 	sinceTS := gomatrixserverlib.AsTimestamp(time.Now().Add(time.Minute * -5))
 
diff --git a/syncapi/storage/sqlite3/presence_table.go b/syncapi/storage/sqlite3/presence_table.go
index 36eabe175..848c38fe9 100644
--- a/syncapi/storage/sqlite3/presence_table.go
+++ b/syncapi/storage/sqlite3/presence_table.go
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func (p *presenceStatements) GetRecentPresence(
 	ctx context.Context, txn *sql.Tx,
 ) (presences map[string]*types.PresenceInternal, err error) {
 	presences = make(map[string]*types.PresenceInternal)
-	stmt := sqlutil.TxStmt(txn, p.selectPresenceAfterStmt)
+	stmt := sqlutil.TxStmt(txn, p.selectRecentPresenceStmt)
 
 	sinceTS := gomatrixserverlib.AsTimestamp(time.Now().Add(time.Minute * -5))