1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/federation.py b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
index 0425380e55..32d7ba6cf5 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
         #   join of the server where we are allowed to see the join event but
         #   not anything before it.
 
-        forward_events = yield self.store.get_forward_events(
+        forward_events = yield self.store.get_successor_events(
             list(extremities),
         )