diff --git a/matrix/power.js b/matrix/power.js
index 5dac5502..cd2b8cbe 100644
--- a/matrix/power.js
+++ b/matrix/power.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // @ts-check
 
 const {db, from} = require("../passthrough")
-const api = require("./api")
 const reg = require("./read-registration")
 const ks = require("./kstate")
 const {applyKStateDiffToRoom, roomToKState} = require("../d2m/actions/create-room")
@@ -11,13 +10,16 @@ for (const mxid of reg.ooye.invite) {
 	db.prepare("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO member_power (mxid, room_id, power_level) VALUES (?, ?, 100)").run(mxid, "*")
 }
 
-// Apply global power level requests across ALL rooms where the member cache entry exists but the power level has not been applied yet.
-const rows = from("member_cache").join("member_power", "mxid")
-	.and("where member_power.room_id = '*' and member_cache.power_level != member_power.power_level")
-	.selectUnsafe("mxid", "member_cache.room_id", "member_power.power_level")
-	.all()
+/** Apply global power level requests across ALL rooms where the member cache entry exists but the power level has not been applied yet. */
+function _getAffectedRooms() {
+	return from("member_cache").join("member_power", "mxid")
+		.and("where member_power.room_id = '*' and member_cache.power_level != member_power.power_level")
+		.selectUnsafe("mxid", "member_cache.room_id", "member_power.power_level")
+		.all()
+}
 
-;(async () => {
+async function applyPower() {
+	const rows = _getAffectedRooms()
 	for (const row of rows) {
 		const kstate = await roomToKState(row.room_id)
 		const diff = ks.diffKState(kstate, {"m.room.power_levels/": {users: {[row.mxid]: row.power_level}}})
@@ -26,4 +28,7 @@ const rows = from("member_cache").join("member_power", "mxid")
 		// but we update it here anyway since the homeserver does not always deliver the event round-trip.
 		db.prepare("UPDATE member_cache SET power_level = ? WHERE room_id = ? AND mxid = ?").run(row.power_level, row.room_id, row.mxid)
 	}
-})()
+}
+
+module.exports._getAffectedRooms = _getAffectedRooms
+module.exports.applyPower = applyPower
diff --git a/start.js b/start.js
index e218819e..1ece1ddc 100644
--- a/start.js
+++ b/start.js
@@ -25,13 +25,14 @@ const orm = sync.require("./db/orm")
 passthrough.from = orm.from
 passthrough.select = orm.select
 
+const power = require("./matrix/power.js")
 sync.require("./m2d/event-dispatcher")
 
 ;(async () => {
 	await migrate.migrate(db)
 	await discord.cloud.connect()
 	console.log("Discord gateway started")
-	require("./matrix/power.js")
+	await power.applyPower()
 
 	require("./stdin")
 })()
diff --git a/test/ooye-test-data.sql b/test/ooye-test-data.sql
index 370c6aa8..4666b4d8 100644
--- a/test/ooye-test-data.sql
+++ b/test/ooye-test-data.sql
@@ -126,19 +126,21 @@ INSERT INTO emoji (emoji_id, name, animated, mxc_url) VALUES
 ('606664341298872324', 'online', 0, 'mxc://cadence.moe/LCEqjStXCxvRQccEkuslXEyZ'),
 ('288858540888686602', 'upstinky', 0, 'mxc://cadence.moe/mwZaCtRGAQQyOItagDeCocEO');
 
-INSERT INTO member_cache (room_id, mxid, displayname, avatar_url) VALUES
-('!kLRqKKUQXcibIMtOpl:cadence.moe', '@cadence:cadence.moe', 'cadence [they]', NULL),
-('!BpMdOUkWWhFxmTrENV:cadence.moe', '@cadence:cadence.moe', 'cadence [they]', 'malformed mxc'),
-('!fGgIymcYWOqjbSRUdV:cadence.moe', '@cadence:cadence.moe', 'cadence [they]', 'mxc://cadence.moe/azCAhThKTojXSZJRoWwZmhvU'),
-('!fGgIymcYWOqjbSRUdV:cadence.moe', '@rnl:cadence.moe', 'RNL', NULL),
-('!BnKuBPCvyfOkhcUjEu:cadence.moe', '@cadence:cadence.moe', 'cadence [they]', 'mxc://cadence.moe/azCAhThKTojXSZJRoWwZmhvU'),
-('!maggESguZBqGBZtSnr:cadence.moe', '@cadence:cadence.moe', 'cadence [they]', 'mxc://cadence.moe/azCAhThKTojXSZJRoWwZmhvU'),
-('!CzvdIdUQXgUjDVKxeU:cadence.moe', '@cadence:cadence.moe', 'cadence [they]', 'mxc://cadence.moe/azCAhThKTojXSZJRoWwZmhvU'),
-('!cBxtVRxDlZvSVhJXVK:cadence.moe', '@Milan:tchncs.de', 'Milan', NULL),
-('!TqlyQmifxGUggEmdBN:cadence.moe', '@ampflower:matrix.org', 'Ampflower 🌺', 'mxc://cadence.moe/PRfhXYBTOalvgQYtmCLeUXko'),
-('!TqlyQmifxGUggEmdBN:cadence.moe', '@aflower:syndicated.gay', 'Rose', 'mxc://syndicated.gay/ZkBUPXCiXTjdJvONpLJmcbKP'),
-('!TqlyQmifxGUggEmdBN:cadence.moe', '@cadence:cadence.moe', 'cadence [they]', NULL),
-('!BnKuBPCvyfOkhcUjEu:cadence.moe', '@ami:the-apothecary.club', 'Ami (she/her)', NULL);
+INSERT INTO member_cache (room_id, mxid, displayname, avatar_url, power_level) VALUES
+('!kLRqKKUQXcibIMtOpl:cadence.moe', '@cadence:cadence.moe', 'cadence [they]', NULL, 0),
+('!BpMdOUkWWhFxmTrENV:cadence.moe', '@cadence:cadence.moe', 'cadence [they]', 'malformed mxc', 0),
+('!fGgIymcYWOqjbSRUdV:cadence.moe', '@cadence:cadence.moe', 'cadence [they]', 'mxc://cadence.moe/azCAhThKTojXSZJRoWwZmhvU', 0),
+('!fGgIymcYWOqjbSRUdV:cadence.moe', '@rnl:cadence.moe', 'RNL', NULL, 0),
+('!BnKuBPCvyfOkhcUjEu:cadence.moe', '@cadence:cadence.moe', 'cadence [they]', 'mxc://cadence.moe/azCAhThKTojXSZJRoWwZmhvU', 0),
+('!maggESguZBqGBZtSnr:cadence.moe', '@cadence:cadence.moe', 'cadence [they]', 'mxc://cadence.moe/azCAhThKTojXSZJRoWwZmhvU', 0),
+('!CzvdIdUQXgUjDVKxeU:cadence.moe', '@cadence:cadence.moe', 'cadence [they]', 'mxc://cadence.moe/azCAhThKTojXSZJRoWwZmhvU', 0),
+('!cBxtVRxDlZvSVhJXVK:cadence.moe', '@Milan:tchncs.de', 'Milan', NULL, 0),
+('!TqlyQmifxGUggEmdBN:cadence.moe', '@ampflower:matrix.org', 'Ampflower 🌺', 'mxc://cadence.moe/PRfhXYBTOalvgQYtmCLeUXko', 0),
+('!TqlyQmifxGUggEmdBN:cadence.moe', '@aflower:syndicated.gay', 'Rose', 'mxc://syndicated.gay/ZkBUPXCiXTjdJvONpLJmcbKP', 0),
+('!TqlyQmifxGUggEmdBN:cadence.moe', '@cadence:cadence.moe', 'cadence [they]', NULL, 0),
+('!BnKuBPCvyfOkhcUjEu:cadence.moe', '@ami:the-apothecary.club', 'Ami (she/her)', NULL, 0),
+('!kLRqKKUQXcibIMtOpl:cadence.moe', '@test_auto_invite:example.org', NULL, NULL, 0),
+('!BpMdOUkWWhFxmTrENV:cadence.moe', '@test_auto_invite:example.org', NULL, NULL, 100);
 
 INSERT INTO member_power (mxid, room_id, power_level) VALUES
 ('@test_auto_invite:example.org', '*', 100);
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index b5977f18..796ff68f 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ reg.ooye.server_name = "cadence.moe"
 reg.id = "baby" // don't actually take authenticated actions on the server
 reg.as_token = "baby"
 reg.hs_token = "baby"
+reg.ooye.invite = []
 
 const sync = new HeatSync({watchFS: false})
 
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ file._actuallyUploadDiscordFileToMxc = function(url, res) { throw new Error(`Not
 	require("../matrix/kstate.test")
 	require("../matrix/api.test")
 	require("../matrix/file.test")
+	require("../matrix/power.test")
 	require("../matrix/read-registration.test")
 	require("../matrix/txnid.test")
 	require("../d2m/actions/create-room.test")