diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9c51bcc..ea8f893 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200202094626-16171245cfb2
 	gopkg.in/toast.v1 v1.0.0-20180812000517-0a84660828b2
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.8
-	maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.1.0-alpha.3.0.20200218231230-3f49fda72ac9
+	maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.1.0-alpha.3.0.20200218232310-9638cb6d80d2
 	maunium.net/go/mauview v0.0.0-20200218231215-04d01c601d5b
 	maunium.net/go/tcell v1.1.2-0.20200218183045-87c4a25c5b09
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1a6e7ff..ccc8687 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.1.0-alpha.3.0.20200218183645-fea33ed88d03/go.mod h1:g1
 maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.1.0-alpha.3.0.20200218191514-cb8e637f1c62/go.mod h1:g10T1fh2Q2HkJWycVs93eBXdWpqD67f1YVQhNxdIDr4=
 maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.1.0-alpha.3.0.20200218231230-3f49fda72ac9 h1:emsSg9ZDiSqI2RrxU3+JddoF4rxshpNn71NNHcy3HUI=
 maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.1.0-alpha.3.0.20200218231230-3f49fda72ac9/go.mod h1:g10T1fh2Q2HkJWycVs93eBXdWpqD67f1YVQhNxdIDr4=
+maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.1.0-alpha.3.0.20200218232310-9638cb6d80d2 h1:X4ONPO3NyjYqYJZHztKnFB8hgljwvFvVsytbfG9TIpc=
+maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.1.0-alpha.3.0.20200218232310-9638cb6d80d2/go.mod h1:g10T1fh2Q2HkJWycVs93eBXdWpqD67f1YVQhNxdIDr4=
 maunium.net/go/mauview v0.0.0-20200218183549-88ecb1321176 h1:KoTm7ASEzFIZ1SvPWuWYzpkeA+wiR1fuUu4l7TCHcE0=
 maunium.net/go/mauview v0.0.0-20200218183549-88ecb1321176/go.mod h1:jwg3Ow7akzsCX3q38pZAfmEC5gGN8gXwMyyjy/yZVMg=
 maunium.net/go/mauview v0.0.0-20200218231215-04d01c601d5b h1:Bfov5IkJQpkqDexiFioHIZpx4XL7AILDA1GwLVdqtBw=
diff --git a/matrix/sync.go b/matrix/sync.go
index fd70980..622a235 100644
--- a/matrix/sync.go
+++ b/matrix/sync.go
@@ -146,13 +146,19 @@ func (s *GomuksSyncer) ProcessResponse(res *mautrix.RespSync, since string) (err
 	return
 }
 
-func (s *GomuksSyncer) processSyncEvents(room *rooms.Room, events []*mautrix.Event, source EventSource) {
+func (s *GomuksSyncer) processSyncEvents(room *rooms.Room, events []json.RawMessage, source EventSource) {
 	for _, event := range events {
 		s.processSyncEvent(room, event, source)
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *GomuksSyncer) processSyncEvent(room *rooms.Room, event *mautrix.Event, source EventSource) {
+func (s *GomuksSyncer) processSyncEvent(room *rooms.Room, eventJSON json.RawMessage, source EventSource) {
+	event := &mautrix.Event{}
+	err := json.Unmarshal(eventJSON, event)
+	if err != nil {
+		debug.Print("Failed to unmarshal event: %v\n%s", err, string(eventJSON))
+		return
+	}
 	if room != nil {
 		event.RoomID = room.ID
 		if source&EventSourceState != 0 || (source&EventSourceTimeline != 0 && event.Type.IsState() && event.StateKey != nil) {