diff --git a/lib/src/Connection.dart b/lib/src/Connection.dart
index 1928d44f..a5742e65 100644
--- a/lib/src/Connection.dart
+++ b/lib/src/Connection.dart
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Connection {
   String get _syncFilters => '{"room":{"state":{"lazy_load_members":true}}}';
 
   String get _firstSyncFilters =>
-      '{"room":{"include_leave":true,"state":{"lazy_load_members":true}}}';
+      '{"room":{"include_leave":true,"state":{"lazy_load_members":false}}}';
 
   /// Handles the connection to the Matrix Homeserver. You can change this to a
   /// MockClient for testing.
diff --git a/test/FakeMatrixApi.dart b/test/FakeMatrixApi.dart
index ecaf2d8b..7e06131a 100644
--- a/test/FakeMatrixApi.dart
+++ b/test/FakeMatrixApi.dart
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ class FakeMatrixApi extends MockClient {
               ]
             }
           },
-      "/client/r0/sync?filter=%7B%22room%22:%7B%22include_leave%22:true,%22state%22:%7B%22lazy_load_members%22:true%7D%7D%7D":
+      "/client/r0/sync?filter=%7B%22room%22:%7B%22include_leave%22:true,%22state%22:%7B%22lazy_load_members%22:false%7D%7D%7D":
           (var req) => {
                 "next_batch": Random().nextDouble().toString(),
                 "presence": {