1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/events_worker.py b/synapse/storage/events_worker.py
index 59822178ff..a8326f5296 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/events_worker.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/events_worker.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
+
 import itertools
 import logging
 from collections import namedtuple
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@ class EventsWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
         """
         with Measure(self._clock, "_fetch_event_list"):
             try:
-                event_id_lists = zip(*event_list)[0]
+                event_id_lists = list(zip(*event_list))[0]
                 event_ids = [
                     item for sublist in event_id_lists for item in sublist
                 ]
@@ -299,14 +300,14 @@ class EventsWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 logger.exception("do_fetch")
 
                 # We only want to resolve deferreds from the main thread
-                def fire(evs):
+                def fire(evs, exc):
                     for _, d in evs:
                         if not d.called:
                             with PreserveLoggingContext():
-                                d.errback(e)
+                                d.errback(exc)
 
                 with PreserveLoggingContext():
-                    self.hs.get_reactor().callFromThread(fire, event_list)
+                    self.hs.get_reactor().callFromThread(fire, event_list, e)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _enqueue_events(self, events, check_redacted=True, allow_rejected=False):