1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/sync.py b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
index e2ddb628ff..cc47e8b62c 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
@@ -1310,12 +1310,11 @@ class SyncHandler:
         presence_source = self.event_sources.sources["presence"]
 
         since_token = sync_result_builder.since_token
+        presence_key = None
+        include_offline = False
         if since_token and not sync_result_builder.full_state:
             presence_key = since_token.presence_key
             include_offline = True
-        else:
-            presence_key = None
-            include_offline = False
 
         presence, presence_key = await presence_source.get_new_events(
             user=user,