1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room_member.py b/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
index a582837cf0..7cbc484b06 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
@@ -1736,8 +1736,8 @@ class RoomMemberMasterHandler(RoomMemberHandler):
             txn_id=txn_id,
             prev_event_ids=prev_event_ids,
             auth_event_ids=auth_event_ids,
+            outlier=True,
         )
-        event.internal_metadata.outlier = True
         event.internal_metadata.out_of_band_membership = True
 
         result_event = await self.event_creation_handler.handle_new_client_event(