diff --git a/roomserver/api/wrapper.go b/roomserver/api/wrapper.go
index 63526b7b1..dd547efb7 100644
--- a/roomserver/api/wrapper.go
+++ b/roomserver/api/wrapper.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func SendEventWithState(
 			continue
 		}
 		ires = append(ires, InputRoomEvent{
-			Kind:         KindOutlier,
+			Kind:         kind,
 			Event:        outlier.Headered(event.RoomVersion),
 			Origin:       origin,
 			AuthEventIDs: outlier.AuthEventIDs(),