diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/syncapi/storage/account_data_table.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/syncapi/storage/account_data_table.go
index 72aaf3551..d4d74d158 100644
--- a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/syncapi/storage/account_data_table.go
+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/syncapi/storage/account_data_table.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (s *accountDataStatements) insertAccountData(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	userID, roomID, dataType string,
 ) (pos int64, err error) {
-	s.insertAccountDataStmt.QueryRowContext(ctx, userID, roomID, dataType).Scan(&pos)
+	err = s.insertAccountDataStmt.QueryRowContext(ctx, userID, roomID, dataType).Scan(&pos)
 	return
 }