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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/stream_change_cache.py b/synapse/util/caches/stream_change_cache.py
index c8b17acb59..1657459549 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/stream_change_cache.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/stream_change_cache.py
@@ -213,16 +213,17 @@ class StreamChangeCache:
         """
         assert isinstance(stream_pos, int)
 
-        if not self._cache:
-            # If the cache is empty, nothing can have changed.
-            return False
-
         # _cache is not valid at or before the earliest known stream position, so
         # return that an entity has changed.
         if stream_pos <= self._earliest_known_stream_pos:
             self.metrics.inc_misses()
             return True
 
+        # If the cache is empty, nothing can have changed.
+        if not self._cache:
+            self.metrics.inc_misses()
+            return False
+
         self.metrics.inc_hits()
         return stream_pos < self._cache.peekitem()[0]