diff --git a/src/m2d/event-dispatcher.js b/src/m2d/event-dispatcher.js
index eb1fba0..48bff11 100644
--- a/src/m2d/event-dispatcher.js
+++ b/src/m2d/event-dispatcher.js
@@ -357,15 +357,7 @@ async event => {
 	await api.ackEvent(event)
 }))
 
-function getFromInviteRoomState(inviteRoomState, nskey, key) {
-	if (!Array.isArray(inviteRoomState)) return null
-	for (const event of inviteRoomState) {
-		if (event.type === nskey && event.state_key === "") {
-			return event.content[key]
-		}
-	}
-	return null
-}
+
 
 sync.addTemporaryListener(as, "type:m.space.child", guard("m.space.child",
 /**
@@ -398,24 +390,16 @@ async event => {
 		}
 
 		// We were invited to a room. We should join, and register the invite details for future reference in web.
-		let attemptedApiMessage = "According to unsigned invite data."
-		let inviteRoomState = event.unsigned?.invite_room_state
-		if (!Array.isArray(inviteRoomState) || inviteRoomState.length === 0) {
-			try {
-				inviteRoomState = await api.getInviteState(event.room_id)
-				attemptedApiMessage = "According to SSS API."
-			} catch (e) {
-				attemptedApiMessage = "According to unsigned invite data. SSS API unavailable: " + e.toString()
-			}
+		try {
+			var inviteRoomState = await api.getInviteState(event.room_id, event)
+		} catch (e) {
+			console.error(e)
+			return await api.leaveRoomWithReason(event.room_id, `I wasn't able to find out what this room is. Please report this as a bug. Check console for more details. (${e.toString()})`)
 		}
-		const name = getFromInviteRoomState(inviteRoomState, "m.room.name", "name")
-		const topic = getFromInviteRoomState(inviteRoomState, "m.room.topic", "topic")
-		const avatar = getFromInviteRoomState(inviteRoomState, "m.room.avatar", "url")
-		const creationType = getFromInviteRoomState(inviteRoomState, "m.room.create", "type")
-		if (!name) return await api.leaveRoomWithReason(event.room_id, `Please only invite me to rooms that have a name/avatar set. Update the room details and reinvite! (${attemptedApiMessage})`)
+		if (!inviteRoomState?.name) return await api.leaveRoomWithReason(event.room_id, `Please only invite me to rooms that have a name/avatar set. Update the room details and reinvite.`)
 		await api.joinRoom(event.room_id)
-		db.prepare("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO invite (mxid, room_id, type, name, topic, avatar) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)").run(event.sender, event.room_id, creationType, name, topic, avatar)
-		if (avatar) utils.getPublicUrlForMxc(avatar) // make sure it's available in the media_proxy allowed URLs
+		db.prepare("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO invite (mxid, room_id, type, name, topic, avatar) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)").run(event.sender, event.room_id, inviteRoomState.type, inviteRoomState.name, inviteRoomState.topic, inviteRoomState.avatar)
+		if (inviteRoomState.avatar) utils.getPublicUrlForMxc(inviteRoomState.avatar) // make sure it's available in the media_proxy allowed URLs
 	}
 
 	if (utils.eventSenderIsFromDiscord(event.state_key)) return
diff --git a/src/matrix/api.js b/src/matrix/api.js
index b71c068..7e503c2 100644
--- a/src/matrix/api.js
+++ b/src/matrix/api.js
@@ -158,20 +158,82 @@ function getStateEventOuter(roomID, type, key) {
 
 /**
  * @param {string} roomID
- * @returns {Promise<Ty.Event.InviteStrippedState[]>}
+ * @param {{unsigned?: {invite_room_state?: Ty.Event.InviteStrippedState[]}}} [event]
+ * @returns {Promise<{name: string?, topic: string?, avatar: string?, type: string?}>}
  */
-async function getInviteState(roomID) {
-	/** @type {Ty.R.SSS} */
-	const root = await mreq.mreq("POST", path("/client/unstable/org.matrix.simplified_msc3575/sync", `@${reg.sender_localpart}:${reg.ooye.server_name}`, {timeout: "0"}), {
-		room_subscriptions: {
-			[roomID]: {
-				timeline_limit: 0,
-				required_state: []
+async function getInviteState(roomID, event) {
+	function getFromInviteRoomState(strippedState, nskey, key) {
+		if (!Array.isArray(strippedState)) return null
+		for (const event of strippedState) {
+			if (event.type === nskey && event.state_key === "") {
+				return event.content[key]
 			}
 		}
-	})
-	const roomResponse = root.rooms[roomID]
-	return "stripped_state" in roomResponse ? roomResponse.stripped_state : roomResponse.invite_state
+		return null
+	}
+
+	// Try extracting from event (if passed)
+	if (Array.isArray(event?.unsigned?.invite_room_state) && event.unsigned.invite_room_state.length) {
+		return {
+			name: getFromInviteRoomState(event.unsigned.invite_room_state, "m.room.name", "name"),
+			topic: getFromInviteRoomState(event.unsigned.invite_room_state, "m.room.topic", "topic"),
+			avatar: getFromInviteRoomState(event.unsigned.invite_room_state, "m.room.avatar", "url"),
+			type: getFromInviteRoomState(event.unsigned.invite_room_state, "m.room.create", "type")
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Try calling sliding sync API and extracting from stripped state
+	try {
+		/** @type {Ty.R.SSS} */
+		var root = await mreq.mreq("POST", path("/client/unstable/org.matrix.simplified_msc3575/sync", `@${reg.sender_localpart}:${reg.ooye.server_name}`, {timeout: "0"}), {
+			lists: {
+				a: {
+					ranges: [[0, 999]],
+					timeline_limit: 0,
+					required_state: [],
+					filters: {
+						is_invite: true
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		})
+
+		// Extract from sliding sync response if valid (seems to be okay on Synapse, Tuwunel and Continuwuity at time of writing)
+		if ("lists" in root) {
+			if (!root.rooms?.[roomID]) {
+				const e = new Error("Room data unavailable via SSS")
+				e["data_sss"] = root
+				throw e
+			}
+
+			const roomResponse = root.rooms[roomID]
+			const strippedState = "stripped_state" in roomResponse ? roomResponse.stripped_state : roomResponse.invite_state
+
+			return {
+				name: getFromInviteRoomState(strippedState, "m.room.name", "name"),
+				topic: getFromInviteRoomState(strippedState, "m.room.topic", "topic"),
+				avatar: getFromInviteRoomState(strippedState, "m.room.avatar", "url"),
+				type: getFromInviteRoomState(strippedState, "m.room.create", "type")
+			}
+		}
+	} catch (e) {}
+
+	// Invalid sliding sync response, try alternative (required for Conduit at time of writing)
+	const hierarchy = await getHierarchy(roomID, {limit: 1})
+	if (hierarchy?.rooms?.[0]?.room_id === roomID) {
+		const room = hierarchy?.rooms?.[0]
+		return {
+			name: room.name ?? null,
+			topic: room.topic ?? null,
+			avatar: room.avatar_url ?? null,
+			type: room.room_type
+		}
+	}
+
+	const e = new Error("Room data unavailable via SSS/hierarchy")
+	e["data_sss"] = root
+	e["data_hierarchy"] = hierarchy
+	throw e
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/matrix/mreq.js b/src/matrix/mreq.js
index 9085add..bb59506 100644
--- a/src/matrix/mreq.js
+++ b/src/matrix/mreq.js
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ async function mreq(method, url, bodyIn, extra = {}) {
 		/** @type {any} */
 		var root = JSON.parse(text)
 	} catch (e) {
+		delete opts.headers?.["Authorization"]
 		throw new MatrixServerError(text, {baseUrl, url, ...opts})
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/types.d.ts b/src/types.d.ts
index 951d93c..6ee2eb1 100644
--- a/src/types.d.ts
+++ b/src/types.d.ts
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ export namespace R {
 		guest_can_join: boolean
 		join_rule?: string
 		name?: string
+		topic?: string
 		num_joined_members: number
 		room_id: string
 		room_type?: string