diff --git a/changelog.d/6968.bugfix b/changelog.d/6968.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9965bfc0c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/6968.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix `duplicate key` error which was logged when rejoining a room over federation.
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/federation.py b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
index a689065f89..fb0a586eaa 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
@@ -1323,16 +1323,18 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
logger.debug("do_invite_join event: %s", event)
- try:
- await self.store.store_room(
- room_id=room_id,
- room_creator_user_id="",
- is_public=False,
- room_version=room_version_obj,
- )
- except Exception:
- # FIXME
- pass
+ # if this is the first time we've joined this room, it's time to add
+ # a row to `rooms` with the correct room version. If there's already a
+ # row there, we should override it, since it may have been populated
+ # based on an invite request which lied about the room version.
+ #
+ # federation_client.send_join has already checked that the room
+ # version in the received create event is the same as room_version_obj,
+ # so we can rely on it now.
+ #
+ await self.store.upsert_room_on_join(
+ room_id=room_id, room_version=room_version_obj,
+ )
await self._persist_auth_tree(
origin, auth_chain, state, event, room_version_obj
diff --git a/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/room.py b/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/room.py
index 9a17e336ba..70137dfbe4 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/room.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/room.py
@@ -954,6 +954,23 @@ class RoomStore(RoomBackgroundUpdateStore, RoomWorkerStore, SearchStore):
self.config = hs.config
+ async def upsert_room_on_join(self, room_id: str, room_version: RoomVersion):
+ """Ensure that the room is stored in the table
+
+ Called when we join a room over federation, and overwrites any room version
+ currently in the table.
+ """
+ await self.db.simple_upsert(
+ desc="upsert_room_on_join",
+ table="rooms",
+ keyvalues={"room_id": room_id},
+ values={"room_version": room_version.identifier},
+ insertion_values={"is_public": False, "creator": ""},
+ # rooms has a unique constraint on room_id, so no need to lock when doing an
+ # emulated upsert.
+ lock=False,
+ )
+
@defer.inlineCallbacks
def store_room(
self,
|