1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/federation.py b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
index d77a0adc3d..a27f9f6246 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
@@ -320,10 +320,11 @@ class FederationHandler:
 
         extremities_to_request: List[str] = []
         for i, bp in enumerate(sorted_backfill_points):
-            set_attribute("backfill_point" + str(i), str(bp))
             if len(extremities_to_request) >= 5:
                 break
 
+            set_attribute("backfill_point" + str(i), str(bp))
+
             # For regular backwards extremities, we don't have the extremity events
             # themselves, so we need to actually check the events that reference them -
             # their "successor" events.