diff --git a/syncapi/sync/requestpool.go b/syncapi/sync/requestpool.go
index 77fdebb10..1733a15b0 100644
--- a/syncapi/sync/requestpool.go
+++ b/syncapi/sync/requestpool.go
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ func (rp *RequestPool) OnIncomingSyncRequest(req *http.Request, device *userapi.
 					func(snapshot storage.DatabaseTransaction) types.StreamPosition {
 						return rp.streams.MultiRoomStreamProvider.IncrementalSync(
 							syncReq.Context, snapshot, syncReq,
-							syncReq.Since.PresencePosition, rp.Notifier.CurrentPosition().PresencePosition,
+							syncReq.Since.MultiRoomDataPosition, rp.Notifier.CurrentPosition().MultiRoomDataPosition,
 						)
 					},
 				),
diff --git a/syncapi/types/types.go b/syncapi/types/types.go
index 442e3400c..3488461a6 100644
--- a/syncapi/types/types.go
+++ b/syncapi/types/types.go
@@ -410,7 +410,8 @@ func (r *Response) HasUpdates() bool {
 		len(r.Rooms.Peek) > 0 ||
 		len(r.ToDevice.Events) > 0 ||
 		len(r.DeviceLists.Changed) > 0 ||
-		len(r.DeviceLists.Left) > 0)
+		len(r.DeviceLists.Left) > 0) ||
+		len(r.MultiRoom) > 0
 }
 
 // NewResponse creates an empty response with initialised maps.