diff --git a/src/matrix/room/summary.js b/src/matrix/room/summary.js
index 7174fe2a..fb27753c 100644
--- a/src/matrix/room/summary.js
+++ b/src/matrix/room/summary.js
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ export default class RoomSummary {
 		return this._joinCount;
 	}
 
-	async applySync(roomResponse, membership, txn) {
+	applySync(roomResponse, membership, txn) {
 		const changed = this._processSyncResponse(roomResponse, membership);
 		if (changed) {
-			await this._persist(txn);
+			this._persist(txn);
 		}
 		return changed;
 	}