1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/_base.py b/synapse/storage/_base.py
index f169884d83..f990b8149e 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/_base.py
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
                 if allow_rejected or not ret.rejected_reason:
                     event_map[event_id] = ret
                 else:
-                    return None
+                    event_map[event_id] = None
             except KeyError:
                 pass