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-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/databases/main/state.py6
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/state.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/state.py
index 7e5a6aae18..2fb3e65192 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/state.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/state.py
@@ -177,11 +177,15 @@ class StateGroupWorkerStore(EventsWorkerStore, SQLBaseStore):
             NotFoundError if the room is unknown
         """
         state_ids = await self.get_current_state_ids(room_id)
+
+        if not state_ids:
+            raise NotFoundError(f"Current state for room {room_id} is empty")
+
         create_id = state_ids.get((EventTypes.Create, ""))
 
         # If we can't find the create event, assume we've hit a dead end
         if not create_id:
-            raise NotFoundError("Unknown room %s" % (room_id,))
+            raise NotFoundError(f"No create event in current state for room {room_id}")
 
         # Retrieve the room's create event and return
         create_event = await self.get_event(create_id)