diff --git a/src/client_server/membership.rs b/src/client_server/membership.rs
index 4667f25d..68a3ea6b 100644
--- a/src/client_server/membership.rs
+++ b/src/client_server/membership.rs
@@ -619,16 +619,9 @@ async fn join_room_by_id_helper(
         // pdu without it's state. This is okay because append_pdu can't fail.
         let statehashid = db.rooms.append_to_state(&pdu, &db.globals)?;
 
-        let count = db.globals.next_count()?;
-        let mut pdu_id = room_id.as_bytes().to_vec();
-        pdu_id.push(0xff);
-        pdu_id.extend_from_slice(&count.to_be_bytes());
-
         db.rooms.append_pdu(
             &pdu,
             utils::to_canonical_object(&pdu).expect("Pdu is valid canonical object"),
-            count,
-            &pdu_id,
             &[pdu.event_id.clone()],
             db,
         )?;
diff --git a/src/database/rooms.rs b/src/database/rooms.rs
index af0761ff..75ef3344 100644
--- a/src/database/rooms.rs
+++ b/src/database/rooms.rs
@@ -666,11 +666,10 @@ impl Rooms {
         &self,
         pdu: &PduEvent,
         mut pdu_json: CanonicalJsonObject,
-        count: u64,
-        pdu_id: &[u8],
         leaves: &[EventId],
         db: &Database,
-    ) -> Result<()> {
+    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
+        // returns pdu id
         // Make unsigned fields correct. This is not properly documented in the spec, but state
         // events need to have previous content in the unsigned field, so clients can easily
         // interpret things like membership changes
@@ -708,20 +707,30 @@ impl Rooms {
 
         self.replace_pdu_leaves(&pdu.room_id, leaves)?;
 
+        let count1 = db.globals.next_count()?;
         // Mark as read first so the sending client doesn't get a notification even if appending
         // fails
         self.edus
-            .private_read_set(&pdu.room_id, &pdu.sender, count, &db.globals)?;
+            .private_read_set(&pdu.room_id, &pdu.sender, count1, &db.globals)?;
         self.reset_notification_counts(&pdu.sender, &pdu.room_id)?;
 
+        let count2 = db.globals.next_count()?;
+        let mut pdu_id = pdu.room_id.as_bytes().to_vec();
+        pdu_id.push(0xff);
+        pdu_id.extend_from_slice(&count2.to_be_bytes());
+
+        // There's a brief moment of time here where the count is updated but the pdu does not
+        // exist. This could theoretically lead to dropped pdus, but it's extremely rare
+
         self.pduid_pdu.insert(
-            pdu_id,
+            &pdu_id,
             &serde_json::to_vec(&pdu_json).expect("CanonicalJsonObject is always a valid"),
         )?;
 
         // This also replaces the eventid of any outliers with the correct
         // pduid, removing the place holder.
-        self.eventid_pduid.insert(pdu.event_id.as_bytes(), pdu_id)?;
+        self.eventid_pduid
+            .insert(pdu.event_id.as_bytes(), &pdu_id)?;
 
         // See if the event matches any known pushers
         for user in db
@@ -909,7 +918,7 @@ impl Rooms {
             _ => {}
         }
 
-        Ok(())
+        Ok(pdu_id)
     }
 
     pub fn reset_notification_counts(&self, user_id: &UserId, room_id: &RoomId) -> Result<()> {
@@ -1354,11 +1363,9 @@ impl Rooms {
         // pdu without it's state. This is okay because append_pdu can't fail.
         let statehashid = self.append_to_state(&pdu, &db.globals)?;
 
-        self.append_pdu(
+        let pdu_id = self.append_pdu(
             &pdu,
             pdu_json,
-            count,
-            &pdu_id,
             // Since this PDU references all pdu_leaves we can update the leaves
             // of the room
             &[pdu.event_id.clone()],
diff --git a/src/ruma_wrapper.rs b/src/ruma_wrapper.rs
index 4f6318a2..a4beac64 100644
--- a/src/ruma_wrapper.rs
+++ b/src/ruma_wrapper.rs
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ where
             }),
             Err(e) => {
                 warn!("{:?}", e);
+                // Bad Json
                 Failure((Status::new(583), ()))
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/server_server.rs b/src/server_server.rs
index 458e32d0..3515d857 100644
--- a/src/server_server.rs
+++ b/src/server_server.rs
@@ -1579,21 +1579,14 @@ pub(crate) fn append_incoming_pdu(
     new_room_leaves: HashSet<EventId>,
     state: &StateMap<Arc<PduEvent>>,
 ) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
-    let count = db.globals.next_count()?;
-    let mut pdu_id = pdu.room_id.as_bytes().to_vec();
-    pdu_id.push(0xff);
-    pdu_id.extend_from_slice(&count.to_be_bytes());
-
     // We append to state before appending the pdu, so we don't have a moment in time with the
     // pdu without it's state. This is okay because append_pdu can't fail.
     db.rooms
         .set_event_state(&pdu.event_id, state, &db.globals)?;
 
-    db.rooms.append_pdu(
+    let pdu_id = db.rooms.append_pdu(
         pdu,
         pdu_json,
-        count,
-        &pdu_id,
         &new_room_leaves.into_iter().collect::<Vec<_>>(),
         &db,
     )?;