diff --git a/src/client_server/to_device.rs b/src/client_server/to_device.rs
index 69147c9a..cd770bd1 100644
--- a/src/client_server/to_device.rs
+++ b/src/client_server/to_device.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ pub async fn send_event_to_device_route(
                         },
                     ))
                     .expect("DirectToDevice EDU can be serialized"),
+                    db.globals.next_count()?,
                 )?;
 
                 continue;
diff --git a/src/database/sending.rs b/src/database/sending.rs
index 31a1f67e..1050c077 100644
--- a/src/database/sending.rs
+++ b/src/database/sending.rs
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ pub enum SendingEventType {
 pub struct Sending {
     /// The state for a given state hash.
     pub(super) servername_educount: Arc<dyn Tree>, // EduCount: Count of last EDU sync
-    pub(super) servernameevent_data: Arc<dyn Tree>, // ServernamEvent = (+ / $)SenderKey / ServerName / UserId + PduId / * (for edus), Data = EDU content
-    pub(super) servercurrentevent_data: Arc<dyn Tree>, // ServerCurrentEvents = (+ / $)ServerName / UserId + PduId / * (for edus), Data = EDU content
+    pub(super) servernameevent_data: Arc<dyn Tree>, // ServernamEvent = (+ / $)SenderKey / ServerName / UserId + PduId / Id (for edus), Data = EDU content
+    pub(super) servercurrentevent_data: Arc<dyn Tree>, // ServerCurrentEvents = (+ / $)ServerName / UserId + PduId / Id (for edus), Data = EDU content
     pub(super) maximum_requests: Arc<Semaphore>,
     pub sender: mpsc::UnboundedSender<(Vec<u8>, Vec<u8>)>,
 }
@@ -435,10 +435,15 @@ impl Sending {
     }
 
     #[tracing::instrument(skip(self, server, serialized))]
-    pub fn send_reliable_edu(&self, server: &ServerName, serialized: Vec<u8>) -> Result<()> {
+    pub fn send_reliable_edu(
+        &self,
+        server: &ServerName,
+        serialized: Vec<u8>,
+        id: u64,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
         let mut key = server.as_bytes().to_vec();
         key.push(0xff);
-        key.push(b'*');
+        key.extend_from_slice(&id.to_be_bytes());
         self.servernameevent_data.insert(&key, &serialized)?;
         self.sender.unbounded_send((key, serialized)).unwrap();
 
@@ -714,10 +719,10 @@ impl Sending {
                 OutgoingKind::Appservice(Box::<ServerName>::try_from(server).map_err(|_| {
                     Error::bad_database("Invalid server string in server_currenttransaction")
                 })?),
-                if event.starts_with(b"*") {
-                    SendingEventType::Edu(value)
-                } else {
+                if value.is_empty() {
                     SendingEventType::Pdu(event.to_vec())
+                } else {
+                    SendingEventType::Edu(value)
                 },
             )
         } else if key.starts_with(b"$") {
@@ -732,10 +737,10 @@ impl Sending {
                 .ok_or_else(|| Error::bad_database("Invalid bytes in servercurrentpdus."))?;
             (
                 OutgoingKind::Push(user.to_vec(), pushkey.to_vec()),
-                if event.starts_with(b"*") {
-                    SendingEventType::Edu(value)
-                } else {
+                if value.is_empty() {
                     SendingEventType::Pdu(event.to_vec())
+                } else {
+                    SendingEventType::Edu(value)
                 },
             )
         } else {
@@ -753,10 +758,10 @@ impl Sending {
                 OutgoingKind::Normal(Box::<ServerName>::try_from(server).map_err(|_| {
                     Error::bad_database("Invalid server string in server_currenttransaction")
                 })?),
-                if event.starts_with(b"*") {
-                    SendingEventType::Edu(event[1..].to_vec())
-                } else {
+                if value.is_empty() {
                     SendingEventType::Pdu(event.to_vec())
+                } else {
+                    SendingEventType::Edu(value)
                 },
             )
         })