1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/events.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/events.py
index 78e645592f..b4abd961b9 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/events.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/events.py
@@ -331,6 +331,10 @@ class PersistEventsStore:
         min_stream_order = events_and_contexts[0][0].internal_metadata.stream_ordering
         max_stream_order = events_and_contexts[-1][0].internal_metadata.stream_ordering
 
+        # stream orderings should have been assigned by now
+        assert min_stream_order
+        assert max_stream_order
+
         self._update_forward_extremities_txn(
             txn,
             new_forward_extremities=new_forward_extremeties,