diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/appservice/storage/appservice_events_table.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/appservice/storage/appservice_events_table.go
index 72668ab2a..39f55e48a 100644
--- a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/appservice/storage/appservice_events_table.go
+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/appservice/storage/appservice_events_table.go
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func retrieveEvents(eventRows *sql.Rows) (events []gomatrixserverlib.Application
 		// If txnID has changed on this event from the previous event, then we've
 		// reached the end of a transaction's events. Return only those events.
 		if lastTxnID > -2 && lastTxnID != txnID {
-			return
+			return events, maxID, lastTxnID, nil
 		}
 		lastTxnID = txnID