diff --git a/src/Cache_p.h b/src/Cache_p.h
index b995eed1..67185298 100644
--- a/src/Cache_p.h
+++ b/src/Cache_p.h
@@ -451,40 +451,40 @@ private:
                                                             const std::string &room_id,
                                                             std::string_view state_key = "")
     {
-        constexpr auto type = mtx::events::state_content_to_type<T>;
-        static_assert(type != mtx::events::EventType::Unsupported,
-                      "Not a supported type in state events.");
-
-        if (room_id.empty())
-            return std::nullopt;
-        const auto typeStr = to_string(type);
-
-        std::string_view value;
-        if (state_key.empty()) {
-            auto db = getStatesDb(txn, room_id);
-            if (!db.get(txn, typeStr, value)) {
-                return std::nullopt;
-            }
-        } else {
-            auto db                   = getStatesKeyDb(txn, room_id);
-            std::string d             = json::object({{"key", state_key}}).dump();
-            std::string_view data     = d;
-            std::string_view typeStrV = typeStr;
-
-            auto cursor = lmdb::cursor::open(txn, db);
-            if (!cursor.get(typeStrV, data, MDB_GET_BOTH))
-                return std::nullopt;
-
-            try {
-                auto eventsDb = getEventsDb(txn, room_id);
-                if (!eventsDb.get(txn, json::parse(data)["id"].get<std::string>(), value))
-                    return std::nullopt;
-            } catch (std::exception &e) {
-                return std::nullopt;
-            }
-        }
-
         try {
+            constexpr auto type = mtx::events::state_content_to_type<T>;
+            static_assert(type != mtx::events::EventType::Unsupported,
+                          "Not a supported type in state events.");
+
+            if (room_id.empty())
+                return std::nullopt;
+            const auto typeStr = to_string(type);
+
+            std::string_view value;
+            if (state_key.empty()) {
+                auto db = getStatesDb(txn, room_id);
+                if (!db.get(txn, typeStr, value)) {
+                    return std::nullopt;
+                }
+            } else {
+                auto db                   = getStatesKeyDb(txn, room_id);
+                std::string d             = json::object({{"key", state_key}}).dump();
+                std::string_view data     = d;
+                std::string_view typeStrV = typeStr;
+
+                auto cursor = lmdb::cursor::open(txn, db);
+                if (!cursor.get(typeStrV, data, MDB_GET_BOTH))
+                    return std::nullopt;
+
+                try {
+                    auto eventsDb = getEventsDb(txn, room_id);
+                    if (!eventsDb.get(txn, json::parse(data)["id"].get<std::string>(), value))
+                        return std::nullopt;
+                } catch (std::exception &e) {
+                    return std::nullopt;
+                }
+            }
+
             return json::parse(value).get<mtx::events::StateEvent<T>>();
         } catch (std::exception &e) {
             return std::nullopt;