diff --git a/syncapi/storage/postgres/output_room_events_table.go b/syncapi/storage/postgres/output_room_events_table.go
index 8f633640e..9c758cac1 100644
--- a/syncapi/storage/postgres/output_room_events_table.go
+++ b/syncapi/storage/postgres/output_room_events_table.go
@@ -279,8 +279,8 @@ func (s *outputRoomEventsStatements) SelectStateInRange(
 			log.WithFields(log.Fields{
 				"since":   r.From,
 				"current": r.To,
-				"adds":    addIDs,
-				"dels":    delIDs,
+				"adds":    len(addIDs),
+				"dels":    len(delIDs),
 			}).Warn("StateBetween: ignoring deleted state")
 		}
 
diff --git a/syncapi/storage/sqlite3/output_room_events_table.go b/syncapi/storage/sqlite3/output_room_events_table.go
index 91fd35b5b..cd9a46d4c 100644
--- a/syncapi/storage/sqlite3/output_room_events_table.go
+++ b/syncapi/storage/sqlite3/output_room_events_table.go
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ func (s *outputRoomEventsStatements) SelectStateInRange(
 			log.WithFields(log.Fields{
 				"since":   r.From,
 				"current": r.To,
-				"adds":    addIDsJSON,
-				"dels":    delIDsJSON,
+				"adds":    len(addIDsJSON),
+				"dels":    len(delIDsJSON),
 			}).Warn("StateBetween: ignoring deleted state")
 		}