1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/events.py b/synapse/handlers/events.py
index 52ef07eaae..025e7e7e62 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/events.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/events.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.util.logcontext import PreserveLoggingContext
 from synapse.util.logutils import log_function
+from synapse.types import UserID
+from synapse.events.utils import serialize_event
 
 from ._base import BaseHandler
 
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ class EventStreamHandler(BaseHandler):
     @log_function
     def get_stream(self, auth_user_id, pagin_config, timeout=0,
                    as_client_event=True, affect_presence=True):
-        auth_user = self.hs.parse_userid(auth_user_id)
+        auth_user = UserID.from_string(auth_user_id)
 
         try:
             if affect_presence:
@@ -78,8 +80,10 @@ class EventStreamHandler(BaseHandler):
                     auth_user, room_ids, pagin_config, timeout
                 )
 
+            time_now = self.clock.time_msec()
+
             chunks = [
-                self.hs.serialize_event(e, as_client_event) for e in events
+                serialize_event(e, time_now, as_client_event) for e in events
             ]
 
             chunk = {