diff --git a/src/Channel.ts b/src/Channel.ts
index 863c9f5..51ab8cf 100644
--- a/src/Channel.ts
+++ b/src/Channel.ts
@@ -36,27 +36,31 @@ export class Channel {
 
     doInitialSync() {
         this.syncLocks.add("m.room.canonical_alias");
-        axios.get(`https://${this.ircUser.homeserver}/_matrix/client/v3/rooms/${this.roomId}/event/m.room.canonical_alias?access_token=${this.ircUser.accessToken}`).then(response => {
-            const canonical_alias = response.data["content"]?.["alias"];
+        axios.get(`https://${this.ircUser.homeserver}/_matrix/client/v3/rooms/${this.roomId}/state/m.room.canonical_alias?access_token=${this.ircUser.accessToken}`).then(response => {
+            const canonical_alias = response.data["alias"];
             if (canonical_alias) {
                 this.name = canonical_alias;
             }
             this.syncLocks.delete("m.room.canonical_alias")
         }).catch(e => {
+            const errcode = e.response?.data?.errcode;
+            if (errcode !== "M_NOT_FOUND")
+                console.log(e);
             this.syncLocks.delete("m.room.canonical_alias")
         })
         this.syncLocks.add("m.room.topic");
-        axios.get(`https://${this.ircUser.homeserver}/_matrix/client/v3/rooms/${this.roomId}/event/m.room.topic?access_token=${this.ircUser.accessToken}`).then(response => {
+        axios.get(`https://${this.ircUser.homeserver}/_matrix/client/v3/rooms/${this.roomId}/state/m.room.topic?access_token=${this.ircUser.accessToken}`).then(response => {
             this.syncLocks.delete("m.room.topic")
-            const topicText = response.data["content"]?.["topic"];
-            if (!topicText)
+            const topicText = response.data["topic"];
+            if (!topicText || this.topic.get("text") !== "")
                 return;
-            const topicSetter = this.ircUser.getOrCreateMatrixUser(response.data["sender"]);
-            const topicTS: string = response.data["origin_server_ts"].toString();
             this.topic.set("text", topicText);
-            this.topic.set("timestamp", topicTS.substring(0,10))
-            this.topic.set('setter', topicSetter.nick);
+            this.topic.set("timestamp", Date.now().toString(10).substring(0, 10));
+            this.topic.set('setter', "matrix");
         }).catch(e => {
+            const errcode = e.response?.data?.errcode;
+            if (errcode !== "M_NOT_FOUND")
+                console.log(this.roomId, e);
             this.syncLocks.delete("m.room.topic")
         })
         this.syncLocks.add("m.room.members");
@@ -68,12 +72,15 @@ export class Channel {
             }
             this.syncLocks.delete("m.room.members")
         }).catch(e => {
+            const errcode = e.response?.data?.errcode;
+            if (errcode !== "M_NOT_FOUND")
+                console.log(e);
             this.syncLocks.delete("m.room.members")
         })
         this.syncLocks.add("m.room.power_levels")
-        axios.get(`https://${this.ircUser.homeserver}/_matrix/client/v3/rooms/${this.roomId}/event/m.room.power_levels?access_token=${this.ircUser.accessToken}`).then(response => {
+        axios.get(`https://${this.ircUser.homeserver}/_matrix/client/v3/rooms/${this.roomId}/state/m.room.power_levels?access_token=${this.ircUser.accessToken}`).then(response => {
             this.syncLocks.delete("m.room.power_levels")
-            const users = response.data["content"]?.["users"];
+            const users = response.data["users"];
             if (!users)
                 return;
             for (const [mxid, pl] of Object.entries(users)) {
@@ -84,6 +91,9 @@ export class Channel {
                     this.powerLevels.set(nextMatrixUser.nick, numPl);
             }
         }).catch(e => {
+            const errcode = e.response?.data?.errcode;
+            if (errcode !== "M_NOT_FOUND")
+                console.log(e);
             this.syncLocks.delete("m.room.power_levels")
         })
     }