2 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/registration.py b/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/registration.py
index 3e53c8568a..efcdd2100b 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/registration.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/registration.py
@@ -273,8 +273,7 @@ class RegistrationWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
             desc="delete_account_validity_for_user",
         )
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def is_server_admin(self, user):
+    async def is_server_admin(self, user):
         """Determines if a user is an admin of this homeserver.
 
         Args:
@@ -283,7 +282,7 @@ class RegistrationWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
         Returns (bool):
             true iff the user is a server admin, false otherwise.
         """
-        res = yield self.db.simple_select_one_onecol(
+        res = await self.db.simple_select_one_onecol(
             table="users",
             keyvalues={"name": user.to_string()},
             retcol="admin",
diff --git a/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/schema/delta/56/stats_separated.sql b/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/schema/delta/56/stats_separated.sql
index 163529c071..bbdde121e8 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/schema/delta/56/stats_separated.sql
+++ b/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/schema/delta/56/stats_separated.sql
@@ -35,9 +35,13 @@ DELETE FROM background_updates WHERE update_name IN (
     'populate_stats_cleanup'
 );
 
+-- this relies on current_state_events.membership having been populated, so add
+-- a dependency on current_state_events_membership.
 INSERT INTO background_updates (update_name, progress_json, depends_on) VALUES
-    ('populate_stats_process_rooms', '{}', '');
+    ('populate_stats_process_rooms', '{}', 'current_state_events_membership');
 
+-- this also relies on current_state_events.membership having been populated, but
+-- we get that as a side-effect of depending on populate_stats_process_rooms.
 INSERT INTO background_updates (update_name, progress_json, depends_on) VALUES
     ('populate_stats_process_users', '{}', 'populate_stats_process_rooms');