diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index d712148..bc90a1e 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ esmBot ${esmBotVersion} (${process.env.GIT_REV})
   matrixClient.on("Room.timeline", event.bind(null,matrixClient));
   logger.log("info", "Finished loading events.");
 
-  matrixClient.startClient({ initialSyncLimit: 0 }).then(() => logger.log("info", "Client started!"));
+  matrixClient.startClient({ initialSyncLimit: 1 }).then(() => logger.log("info", "Client started!"));
 }
 
 init();
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