1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/events.py b/synapse/handlers/events.py
index 5e748687e3..45fe13c62f 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/events.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/events.py
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ class EventStreamHandler(BaseHandler):
 
 
 class EventHandler(BaseHandler):
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(EventHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.storage = hs.get_storage()
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_event(self, user, room_id, event_id):
         """Retrieve a single specified event.
@@ -172,7 +176,7 @@ class EventHandler(BaseHandler):
         is_peeking = user.to_string() not in users
 
         filtered = yield filter_events_for_client(
-            self.store, user.to_string(), [event], is_peeking=is_peeking
+            self.storage, user.to_string(), [event], is_peeking=is_peeking
         )
 
         if not filtered: