diff --git a/syncapi/storage/shared/syncserver.go b/syncapi/storage/shared/syncserver.go
index 05a8768e8..edb51b347 100644
--- a/syncapi/storage/shared/syncserver.go
+++ b/syncapi/storage/shared/syncserver.go
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ func (d *Database) RedactEvent(ctx context.Context, redactedEventID string, reda
 // nolint:nakedret
 func (d *Database) getResponseWithPDUsForCompleteSync(
 	ctx context.Context, res *types.Response,
-	userID string, deviceID string,
+	userID string, device userapi.Device,
 	numRecentEventsPerRoom int,
 ) (
 	toPos types.StreamingToken,
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ func (d *Database) getResponseWithPDUsForCompleteSync(
 	for _, roomID := range joinedRoomIDs {
 		var jr *types.JoinResponse
 		jr, err = d.getJoinResponseForCompleteSync(
-			ctx, txn, roomID, r, &stateFilter, numRecentEventsPerRoom,
+			ctx, txn, roomID, r, &stateFilter, numRecentEventsPerRoom, device,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			return
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ func (d *Database) getResponseWithPDUsForCompleteSync(
 	}
 
 	// Add peeked rooms.
-	peeks, err := d.Peeks.SelectPeeksInRange(ctx, txn, userID, deviceID, r)
+	peeks, err := d.Peeks.SelectPeeksInRange(ctx, txn, userID, device.ID, r)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ func (d *Database) getResponseWithPDUsForCompleteSync(
 		if !peek.Deleted {
 			var jr *types.JoinResponse
 			jr, err = d.getJoinResponseForCompleteSync(
-				ctx, txn, peek.RoomID, r, &stateFilter, numRecentEventsPerRoom,
+				ctx, txn, peek.RoomID, r, &stateFilter, numRecentEventsPerRoom, device,
 			)
 			if err != nil {
 				return
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ func (d *Database) getJoinResponseForCompleteSync(
 	roomID string,
 	r types.Range,
 	stateFilter *gomatrixserverlib.StateFilter,
-	numRecentEventsPerRoom int,
+	numRecentEventsPerRoom int, device userapi.Device,
 ) (jr *types.JoinResponse, err error) {
 	var stateEvents []gomatrixserverlib.HeaderedEvent
 	stateEvents, err = d.CurrentRoomState.SelectCurrentState(ctx, txn, roomID, stateFilter)
@@ -784,8 +784,9 @@ func (d *Database) getJoinResponseForCompleteSync(
 	}
 
 	// We don't include a device here as we don't need to send down
-	// transaction IDs for complete syncs
-	recentEvents := d.StreamEventsToEvents(nil, recentStreamEvents)
+	// transaction IDs for complete syncs, but we do it anyway because Sytest demands it for:
+	// "Can sync a room with a message with a transaction id" - which does a complete sync to check.
+	recentEvents := d.StreamEventsToEvents(&device, recentStreamEvents)
 	stateEvents = removeDuplicates(stateEvents, recentEvents)
 	jr = types.NewJoinResponse()
 	jr.Timeline.PrevBatch = prevBatchStr
@@ -800,7 +801,7 @@ func (d *Database) CompleteSync(
 	device userapi.Device, numRecentEventsPerRoom int,
 ) (*types.Response, error) {
 	toPos, joinedRoomIDs, err := d.getResponseWithPDUsForCompleteSync(
-		ctx, res, device.UserID, device.ID, numRecentEventsPerRoom,
+		ctx, res, device.UserID, device, numRecentEventsPerRoom,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("d.getResponseWithPDUsForCompleteSync: %w", err)
diff --git a/syncapi/sync/requestpool.go b/syncapi/sync/requestpool.go
index aaaf94917..8a79737aa 100644
--- a/syncapi/sync/requestpool.go
+++ b/syncapi/sync/requestpool.go
@@ -197,19 +197,14 @@ func (rp *RequestPool) OnIncomingKeyChangeRequest(req *http.Request, device *use
 func (rp *RequestPool) currentSyncForUser(req syncRequest, latestPos types.StreamingToken) (*types.Response, error) {
 	res := types.NewResponse()
 
-	since := types.NewStreamToken(0, 0, nil)
-	if req.since != nil {
-		since = *req.since
-	}
-
 	// See if we have any new tasks to do for the send-to-device messaging.
-	events, updates, deletions, err := rp.db.SendToDeviceUpdatesForSync(req.ctx, req.device.UserID, req.device.ID, since)
+	events, updates, deletions, err := rp.db.SendToDeviceUpdatesForSync(req.ctx, req.device.UserID, req.device.ID, *req.since)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("rp.db.SendToDeviceUpdatesForSync: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// TODO: handle ignored users
-	if req.since == nil {
+	if req.since.PDUPosition() == 0 && req.since.EDUPosition() == 0 {
 		res, err = rp.db.CompleteSync(req.ctx, res, req.device, req.limit)
 		if err != nil {
 			return res, fmt.Errorf("rp.db.CompleteSync: %w", err)
@@ -226,7 +221,7 @@ func (rp *RequestPool) currentSyncForUser(req syncRequest, latestPos types.Strea
 	if err != nil {
 		return res, fmt.Errorf("rp.appendAccountData: %w", err)
 	}
-	res, err = rp.appendDeviceLists(res, req.device.UserID, since, latestPos)
+	res, err = rp.appendDeviceLists(res, req.device.UserID, *req.since, latestPos)
 	if err != nil {
 		return res, fmt.Errorf("rp.appendDeviceLists: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -240,7 +235,7 @@ func (rp *RequestPool) currentSyncForUser(req syncRequest, latestPos types.Strea
 	// Then add the updates into the sync response.
 	if len(updates) > 0 || len(deletions) > 0 {
 		// Handle the updates and deletions in the database.
-		err = rp.db.CleanSendToDeviceUpdates(context.Background(), updates, deletions, since)
+		err = rp.db.CleanSendToDeviceUpdates(context.Background(), updates, deletions, *req.since)
 		if err != nil {
 			return res, fmt.Errorf("rp.db.CleanSendToDeviceUpdates: %w", err)
 		}
diff --git a/sytest-whitelist b/sytest-whitelist
index 29e9166ae..df71e275f 100644
--- a/sytest-whitelist
+++ b/sytest-whitelist
@@ -396,8 +396,6 @@ GET /rooms/:room_id/state fetches entire room state
 Setting room topic reports m.room.topic to myself
 setting 'm.room.name' respects room powerlevel
 Syncing a new room with a large timeline limit isn't limited
-Left rooms appear in the leave section of sync
-Banned rooms appear in the leave section of sync
 Getting state checks the events requested belong to the room
 Getting state IDs checks the events requested belong to the room
 Can invite users to invite-only rooms