1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/pagination.py b/synapse/handlers/pagination.py
index 6262a35822..a0c39778ab 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/pagination.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/pagination.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from synapse.api.filtering import Filter
 from synapse.events.utils import SerializeEventConfig
 from synapse.handlers.room import ShutdownRoomResponse
+from synapse.logging.opentracing import trace
 from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
 from synapse.storage.state import StateFilter
 from synapse.streams.config import PaginationConfig
@@ -158,11 +159,9 @@ class PaginationHandler:
         self._retention_allowed_lifetime_max = (
             hs.config.retention.retention_allowed_lifetime_max
         )
+        self._is_master = hs.config.worker.worker_app is None
 
-        if (
-            hs.config.worker.run_background_tasks
-            and hs.config.retention.retention_enabled
-        ):
+        if hs.config.retention.retention_enabled and self._is_master:
             # Run the purge jobs described in the configuration file.
             for job in hs.config.retention.retention_purge_jobs:
                 logger.info("Setting up purge job with config: %s", job)
@@ -416,6 +415,7 @@ class PaginationHandler:
 
             await self._storage_controllers.purge_events.purge_room(room_id)
 
+    @trace
     async def get_messages(
         self,
         requester: Requester,
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ class PaginationHandler:
                 membership,
                 member_event_id,
             ) = await self.auth.check_user_in_room_or_world_readable(
-                room_id, user_id, allow_departed_users=True
+                room_id, requester, allow_departed_users=True
             )
 
             if pagin_config.direction == "b":